Peacock's new 10-episode series puts a modern spin on British author Frederick Forsyth's best-selling 1971 thriller of the same name.

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]

Still, you do get Eddie Redmayne as the world's best assassin, Lashana Lynch in prime Bond mode, and some killer set pieces

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch star in Peacock's TV adaptation of the 1970s classic 'The Day of the Jackal’ to thrilling results.

Boasting exciting locales and a thrilling cat and mouse chase between assassin and government agent, the Peacock show is worth a watch.

But then she read the character of Bianca Pullman for a TV series based on Frederick Forsyth’s classic thriller “The Day of the Jackal.” Bianca was also an employee of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency,