Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal brings Frederick Forsyth’s iconic 1971 thriller into the modern era. Starring Eddie Redmayne, ...

With the first episode reaching a U.K. audience of 4.5 million after 26 viewing days, it makes the spy thriller — starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch — the most popular Sky Original launch ever.

Inspired by Frederick Forsyth’s iconic novel, The Day of The Jackal TV series is reaching its finale with just three episodes ...

Peacock's original series adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novel is much more faithful than the previous movies.

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch star in Peacock's TV adaptation of the 1970s classic 'The Day of the Jackal’ to thrilling ...

An earlier 1973 film adaptation by director Fred Zinnemann (“From Here to Eternity” “A Man for all Seasons”) starred the ...

"The Day of the Jackal," Peacock and Sky’s original thriller starring Eddie Reymayne, has been greenlit for a second season.

The Peacock and Sky dramatic series “The Day of the Jackal” was renewed for a second season, the streamer and broadcaster ...

The Day Of The Jackal' has been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock & Sky - show stars Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.

But in 1971, Frederick Forsyth's debut about an expert assassin's bid to kill French president Charles de Gaulle hit the shelves, and then the film version starring Edward Fox was released in 1973.

“It means the phone rings about once,” Forsyth replies. “To put it brutally, if they had made it and called it something else, I couldn’t have sued for plagiarism.” Frederick Forsyth at ...