The Day of the Jackal: Book vs. Series
Ronan Bennett's 2024 series The Day of the Jackal reimagines Frederick Forsyth's 1971 book for the present day. Eddie Redmayne plays the assassin pursued by Lashana Lynch's MI6 agent.
About the book and the TV show
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- Year
- 1971
- Pages
- 432Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 13 hr 2 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- David Rintoul
An English assassin accepts a contract from French extremists to kill President Charles de Gaulle. Known to his employers only as the Jackal, he builds a new identity and prepares a weapon while detective Claude Lebel leads a secret international search for a man the police cannot identify.
- Creator
- Ronan Bennett
- Writer
- Ronan Bennett
- Year
- 2024
- Episode
- 51 minWatch on Amazon
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
- Network
- Sky Atlantic
- Cast
- Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Genre
- drama, espionage, thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
After an assassination draws her attention, MI6 firearms specialist Bianca Pullman begins hunting a contract killer known as the Jackal. He moves between countries and identities while concealing his work from his wife. As Bianca closes in, the pursuit puts pressure on both their home lives and the people around them.
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