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Sky and Peacock’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’ scores a second season renewal

Sky and Peacock Original drama thriller series THE DAY OF THE JACKAL has been renewed for a second season, becoming the biggest Sky Original ever and the biggest launch on Sky in over two years, drawing a record audience of 3m in its first week.

An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) 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 (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake. 

The series stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Sule Rimi.

Check out the trailer below: