“The Day of the Jackal,” Peacock and Sky’s original thriller series starring Eddie Redmayne, has been renewed for a second season. The series centers on the titular Jackal (Redmayne), a chameleon-like contract killer “who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee,” as the show’s synopsis states. “But following his latest kill, he […]

After stunt-heavy roles in “The Woman King” and “No Time to Die,” Lashana Lynch was ready for something less physically taxing. “I’m really proud of that moment [doing all her own stunts in ‘The Woman King’], but I didn’t want to do it again anytime soon,” she admits. So when she was offered crime caper […]

The story of “The Day of the Jackal” was first unveiled in Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel, which follows a mysterious assassin; Fred Zinnemann then adapted it for the big screen in his 1973 film. Now, “Top Boy” creator Ronan Bennett has put his spin on the thriller as a 10-part Peacock series (airing on Sky […]

Eddie Redmayne is no stranger to prosthetics but the variety of disguises he dons as a stone-cold assassin in “The Day of the Jackal” proved to be his most challenging physical transformation yet. Episode 1 of the series, which landed in the U.K. on Sky on Nov. 7 and is set to hit Peacock in […]