L ashana Lynch and Eddie Redmayne make a compelling pair as the cat and mouse in The Day of the Jackal, the new TV show updating the novel by Frederick Forsyth and the 1973 movie. Redmayne plays ...

Review. Our Rating (82/100): Positive (Watch This) While “The Day Of The Jackal” may have heroes who can feel underwhelming at times, there is no denying The Jackal, in terms of writing and ...

‘The Day of the Jackal’ Review: Eddie Redmayne Kills in Peacock’s Occasionally Gripping, Frequently Padded Game of Cat-and-Mouse. Lashana Lynch also stars in the 10-episode thriller about a ...

As gripping as “The Day of the Jackal” is, it’s not flawless. Though most of the series is absorbing and layered, Episode 6 is a puzzle piece that doesn’t quite fit the bigger picture.

Eddie Redmayne's Peacock series "The Day of the Jackal" — an adaptation of the book — is the most egregiously bloated series of the year. [REVIEW] ...

Whether The Day of the Jackal provides a decent explanation for why the title character would go to all this raised blood pressure fuss when he could be sipping local sherry in sunny Cadiz with ...

‘The Day of The Jackal’: TV Adaptation of the Spy Thriller isn’t Always on Target. Though it boasts an excellent performance from Lashana Lynch, other elements either feel cliched or padded ...

The Day Of The Jackal is created and written by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy), and based of Fredrick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name. The book was also made into a film in 1973 .

The Day of the Jackal is a thriller that constantly stops trying to thrill, and more than any other failing, that lack of urgency, tension, or excitement is its fatal downfall. An incredibly loose ...

So is the rest of this exhilarating 10-part “Jackal,” based on the Frederick Forsyth novel of 1971 and fattened up by creator Ronan Bennett well beyond either the book or the 1973 film ...