Peacock has brought online the opening nine minutes of the spy-thriller series The Day of the Jackal. The first five episodes of the series will be available to stream on Thursday, November 14. Episodes will debut weekly on Thursdays, and a double-episode finale will be available on December 12.
In the 10-episode series, an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), 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 (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
From writer and executive producer Ronan Bennett, The Day of the Jackal is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 Universal film adaptation.
The cast includes Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi, and Florisa Kamara.
The executive producers include Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Films), Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Sue Naegle, director Brian Kirk, and Eddie Redmayne.
Frederick Forsyth is the consulting producer, Chris Hall is the producer, and Lashana Lynch is the co-executive producer.
The series comes from Carnival Films, which is a part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution distributes the show.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.