Eddie Redmayne’s spy thriller with an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score has received a season 2 renewal. Beginning his career in the West End theatre, Redmayne’s first leading film role came in 2006’sLike Minds, followed by his big breakthroughs inMy Week with MarilynandLes Misérables. Soon after, he starred as Stephen Hawking inThe Theory of Everythingand won an Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year, he played a transgender artist inThe Danish Girland earned a second nomination in the same category.
Since his Oscar win and nomination, Redmayne has been best known for playing Newt Scamander in theFantastic Beastsmovies. Meanwhile, he starred in Aaron Sorkin’sThe Trial of the Chicago 7andThe Good Nurse, both for Netflix. Though Redmayne has mostly focused on movies throughout his career, both prestige pictures and potential blockbusters likeFantastic Beasts,he has also starred in a few television series, including his screen debut in a 1998 episode ofAnimal Ark. His other TV credits includeTess of the d’Urbervilles,The Pillars of the Earth,Birdsong, and a brand-new spy thriller on Peacock.
The Day Of The Jackal Lands A Season 2 Renewal
Eddie Redmayne’s Spy Thriller Has An 84% RT Score
The Day of the Jackal, Eddie Redmayne’s new spy thriller, has received a season 2 renewal. Based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, which was already adapted into the 1973 film, Peacock’s new series is reimagined in a modern political context and follows aruthless British assassin, known only as the “Jackal,” and the tenacious intelligence officer tasked with capturing him.Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch leadThe Day of the Jackal’s castalongside Úrsula Corberó, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Charles Dance, and Nick Blood.
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The Day of the Jackal is proving to be an incredibly thrilling new series with twists and turns in each episode, and episode 5 is no different.
Now, after airing only six episodes, Eddie Redmayne’s new spy thriller has landed a season 2 renewal. Officially announced byPeacockon X,The Day of the Jackalwill be back for a second season. Season 1 is streaming now, with new episodes airing on Thursdays. See the post below:
What The Day Of The Jackal’s Season 2 Renewal Means For The Show
Eddie Redmayne’s Spy Thriller Is A Success
The Day of the Jackalhas only aired six episodes at the time of its season 2 renewal, with four more to go, so it’s unclear how season 1 will end and set up more episodes. However, the timing of the renewal indicates that Peacock has a lot of confidence in the series.The Day of the JackalreviewspraiseEddie Redmayne’s chilling and entertaining reptilian performance, and with it also ranking as the second-most watched show for the week behindYellowstone, its renewal should have been an easy decision for Peacock.
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