‘The Day Of The Jackal’: Eddie Redmayne Will Return For Season 2
Eddie Redmayne will be back as the Jackal.
Peacock and Sky renewed hit man drama The Day of the Jackal for a second season earlier this month and the streamer and British broadcaster confirmed that Redmayne will return.
It comes as little surprise given that Redmayne is the main character of the drama series and [SPOILER ALERT] seemingly emerges relatively unscathed at the end of the first season in the dramatic and twist-heavy finale.
The splashy 10-part adaptation starred Redmayne and Lashana Lynch and has been rating well on both sides of the pond.
Adapted by Ronan Bennett from the hit Frederick Forsyth novel, Season 1 follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
Cast also includes Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill and Sule Rimi.
EPs are Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Sam Hoyle, Sue Naegle, Bennett, Brian Kirk and Redmayne, while co-EPs are Marianne Buckland and Lynch. Kirk, Anthony Philipson, Paul Wilmshurst and Anu Menon are directors. Universal International Studios-backed Carnival Films produces.
