Eddie Redmayne has introduced that he’ll return for The Day of the Jackal Season 2. Redmayne will reprise his function because the Jackal, the worldwide murderer who stays nameless because of his many aliases and disguises.
In a video message posted to Sky TV’s social media accounts, Redmayne confirmed his return to the hit TV present.
“If there’s one factor that the Jackal can’t stand, it’s a free finish,” Redmayne stated. “So, we are going to see you quickly for Season 2.”
What’s The Day of the Jackal with Eddie Redmayne about?
The Day of the Jackal is a thriller that pits the Jackal up towards Bianca Pullman (Lashana Lynch), an MI6 agent who units out to catch the titular murderer.
“An unequalled and extremely elusive lone murderer, the Jackal, (Redmayne) makes his residing finishing up hits for the best price,” the official synopsis reads. “However following his newest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lynch) who begins to trace down the Jackal in an exciting cat-and-mouse chase throughout Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.”
Moreover Redmayne and Lynch, The Day of the Jackal stars Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, and Sule Rimi.
Ronan Bennett is the creator and government producer of The Day of the Jackal, based mostly on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the identical title. Extra government producers embody Redmayne, Lynch, Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant, Sam Hoyle, Sue Naegle, and Brian Kirk.
The Day of the Jackal Season 1 premiered in November on Peacock and Sky. The Day of the Jackal ranked first on Peacock’s High 10 TV Reveals and was a High 5 streaming authentic drama within the US for its opening weekend, per Nielsen information.
The sequence additionally grew to become successful on Sky, with the primary episode reaching a 28-day cumulative viewers of 4.6 million. The finale delivered the most important overnights for an episode of a Sky Unique drama sequence ever. The present’s reputation led to a Season 2 renewal simply weeks after the premiere.
The Day of the Jackal obtained two Golden Globe nominations within the drama classes, together with Greatest Tv Sequence and Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Tv Sequence (Redmayne).
