The Day of the Jackal (TV series)

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The Day of the Jackal
Based on The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Screenplay by Ronan Bennett
Directed by Brian Kirk
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Italy
Original languagesEnglish
Italian
Production
Executive producers
  • Gareth Neame
  • Nigel Marchant
  • Eddie Redmayne
  • Sam Hoyle
ProducerRonan Bennett
Production companies
Original release
Network

The Day of the Jackal is an upcoming drama television series adaption of the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name. It is set to star Eddie Redmayne, and be produced by Ronan Bennett and directed by Brian Kirk.

Contents

Premise

The adaptation has been reimagined into a contemporary political setting. [1]

Cast

Production

The project for Carnival Films with Sky and Peacock was announced in November 2022. [2] The screenwriter Ronan Bennett was set as writer and showrunner, with Brian Kirk as the lead director. [3] Eddie Redmayne was revealed to be executive producing the series alongside Carnival Films in April 2023. [4]

Casting

Redmayne was revealed to be cast in March 2023. [5] In June 2023, Lashana Lynch joined the cast. [6] Additional casting including Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer and Chukwudi Iwuji was announced in February 2024. [7]

Filming

Filming for the series, taking in four countries and expected to last seven months, was started in June 2023. [8] The shoot began in Budapest, Hungary and its neighboring regions. [9] [10] Filming took place in Vienna in July 2023. [11] Filming took place in the autumn of 2023 in Croatia. [12] Croatian locations include Rijeka, Pag, Dubrovnik, and the central Istrian region. [13]

Broadcast

The series is expected to be broadcast in the UK on Sky Television and streaming platform NOW TV in 2024. [14]

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