The Day of the Jackal (2024)
The hunter. Hunted.
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, 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 who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 7 November 2024 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery |
| Created by | Ronan Bennett |
| Starring | Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Eleanor Matsuura |
| Seasons | 1 season, 10 episodes |
| Episode length | about 49 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 8 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.2/10 |
Where to watch The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal is streaming on Peacock ($16.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Peacock, or $16.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Ronan Bennett’s 2024 series reimagines the classic assassin story in a contemporary political setting. The hook is the cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, where every kill leaves a trail of destruction. Eddie Redmayne plays the elusive Jackal, while Lashana Lynch and Eleanor Matsuura anchor the British intelligence side. Each of the 10 episodes runs 49 minutes, totaling 8 hours of viewing. It is a tense puzzle where the hunter becomes the hunted, and the stakes rise with every step.
How it did with audiences
No box office figures appear in the records, so the money story stays quiet. The only hard number is an 8.2 on TMDB. That is a TMDB user score, a collective shrug that leans toward approval. Viewers likely watched the cat-and-mouse game unfold and decided the tension was worth their time. It is a solid entry point for fans of slow-burn thrillers who prefer precision over spectacle.
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Sources
- The Day of the Jackal on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q123384263 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Day of the Jackal (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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