BetterButter July 27 Share July 27 The Day of the Jackal Peacock Drama Nov 7 Quote A ruthless 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. Link to comment
AnimeMania November 1 Share November 1 Note release date has changed. The Day of the Jackal is a 10 episode TV Series streaming the first 5 episodes on November 14, 2024 on Peacock in the US, then an episode each week, concluding with a 2 episode finale. The TV Series will stream on November 7 or 8, 2024 on Sky in the UK. The Day of the Jackal is based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, about an assassin hired to kill the President of France in 1963. Several movies have been made from the book, the 1973 "The Day of the Jackal", the 1988 film “August 1”, the 1997 movie “The Jackal” starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, and Sidney Poitier, and the 2023 homage "The Killer". Although the book was set in 1963, the TV Series is set in the present day. The Jackal is a lone assassin, who makes his living carrying out hits all across Europe, for the highest fee, while constantly changing his appearance. He meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer, Bianca, who is tracking down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in their wake. A mysterious client on the dark web offers the Jackal enough money to retire if he can pull off the biggest hit of his career. We delve into The Jackal's backstory, motivations and how he maintains an air of normalcy. Eddie Redmayne as Martin Guerre / The Jackal, an assassin for hire, an expert long range sniper and in close quarter combat. Richard Dormer as Norman, the supplier of the Jackal's custom made guns Úrsula Corberó as Nuria, someone at the heart of The Jackal's personal life, entirely unaware of who he truly is. Lashana Lynch as Bianca, a tenacious and wily MI6 agent tracking The Jackal all over Europe. Bianca is married and has a daughter. Sule Rimi as Paul Pullman, Bianca's husband Florisa Kamara as Jasmine, Bianca's daughter Chukwudi Iwuji as Osita Halcrow, Bianca's MI6 superior Lia Williams as Isabel Kirby, Bianca's MI6 superior Charles Dance as Timothy Winthrop Eleanor Matsuura as Zina Jansone Jonjo O'Neill as Edward Carver Khalid Abdalla as Ulle Dag Charles, a billionaire who is about to launch a computer program, "River", that will anger a number of influential people Link to comment
aghst Monday at 12:15 PM Share Monday at 12:15 PM Heard it described as Slow Horses without the humor. Will see if that’s a good or bad thing. Link to comment
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