The Night Manager fans have praised a new British political thriller (Picture: BBC/ The Ink Factory/ Des Willie)
A new British political thriller series being compared to The Night Manager has left fans ‘hooked’ after tuning in.
Released last week, The Day of the Jackal is based on the 1971 book by Frederick Forsyth about a lone wolf and his global scale threat.
The 10-episode series stars Eddie Redmayne as ‘the Jackal’, an ‘unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee’.
However, after one kill, he meets his match in tenacious British intelligence officer Bianca (Lashana Lynch), who makes efforts to track him down in a ‘thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake’.
The 1973 film adaptation starred Edward Fox and was widely regarded as one of the greatest political thrillers in cinema, however the TV series has also been praised by critics and fans alike since hitting screens.
Picking up an impressive 90% rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, viewers have called it ‘action-packed’, ‘gripping’ and ‘engaging’.
The Day of the Jackal is based on a novel released in 1971 (Picture: AP)
It stars Eddie Redmayne as a ‘highly elusive lone’ assassin (Picture: AP)
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‘The Day of the Jackal is top tier television. Elite so far,’ user A_Pount posted on X.
‘Stunning TV series! Masterfully written, directed and performed!’ Emanuela shared.
‘Looking for an incredibly intense, edge-of-your-seat new series to get hooked on? Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne is hands down one of the year’s best new dramas,’ Rebecca added.
Others praised Oscar winner Eddie, with one saying he was ‘absolutely mesmerising’.
‘I want the Jackal to get away with it all so badly!’ another fan declared.
Lashana Lynch plays an intelligence officer who starts tracking him down (Picture: AP)
One fan compared the series to The Night Manager (Picture: X)
Another said they were throwing their support behind the villain (Picture: X)
This viewer had high praise (Picture: X)
Speaking to Metro at the show’s premiere last month, the actor explained how he was inspired by the performance that Edward gave in the 1973 movie.
‘I grew up on this. I grew up on the original Day of the Jackal, Edward Fox,’ he shared.
‘There was a kind of like casual, ruthless, debonair quality to him, the kind of peacocking thing that I loved, and also the shape-shifting quality that kind of defines him as a character.
‘So, I feel pretty thrilled to have got to play this guy.’
The Day of the Jackal is streaming on Sky Atlantic and NOW.
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