Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne ("The Good Nurse", "The Theory of Everything", "Fantastic Beasts") is set to star in Peacock and Sky's upcoming thriller series "The Day of the Jackal", a reimagining of Frederick Forsyth's novel and Universal's 1973 film of the same name. The show is produced by Universal International Studios' Carnival Films, which is best known for producing "Downton Abbey".
Redmayne will play the Jackal in a contemporary update of the original story which will be set amidst the current turbulent geo-political landscape, and will provide an in-depth exploration of the character. In the original story, The Jackal was a professional assassin hired by a French paramilitary dissident to kill French President Charles de Gaulle in 1962.
"Top Boy" creator and writer Ronan Benentt will pen the script and serve as showrunner. Brian Kirk, who is best known for directing episodes of "Game of Thrones" and "Luther", will direct. Production begins this year.
Redmayne will also executive produce alongside Carnival Films' Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant, and Sky Studios' Sam Hoyle. Marianne Buckland serves as co-exec producer, Frederick Forsyth is consulting producer and Christopher Hall is a producer.
Neame had this to say about the project:
"We are excited to bring to life Ronan Bennett’s re-imagining of Forsyth’s revered thriller in the complex world in which we live today. And are incredibly fortunate to have an actor of Eddie’s caliber as our Jackal. Paired with Ronan’s screenplay and Brian Kirk’s direction this is a first class creative team."."The Day of the Jackal" will air on Peacock in the U.S. and Sky in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. NBCUniversal Global Distribution will handle international sales of the series.
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