In The Day of the Jackal, Eddie Redmayne portrays the titular mysterious assassin. The character is fictional, based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel of the same name, but there was really a man ...

One of the longest confirmed shots in history was taken by an unnamed Australian sniper in 2012, at a distance of 2,815 meters (9,235 feet or 1.75 miles), an entire kilometer shy of the Jackal’s ...

The Day of the Jackal is a thriller that constantly stops trying to thrill, and more than any other failing, that lack of urgency, tension, or excitement is its fatal downfall. An incredibly loose ...

Which is more than can be said for The Day of the Jackal, the 10-episode miniseries that begins streaming on Peacock on Nov. 14 and uses the basics of Frederick Forsyth’s classic airport-read ...

Which is more than can be said for The Day of the Jackal, the 10-episode miniseries that begins streaming on Peacock on Nov. 14 and uses the basics of Frederick Forsyth’s classic airport-read ...

‘The Day of the Jackal’ television series, which premiered on November 7, 2024, brings a contemporary spin to Frederick Forsyth’s classic political thriller novel of the same name.

But what a foolish thought! With decent IP, there's always room for more, so says the C-suite of TV nowadays. We managed to go a couple of decades without touching it, but now have The Day of the ...

Fred Zinnemann’s tightly wound 1973 film “The Day of the Jackal,” and the Frederick Forsyth novel he adapted it from, are tough acts to follow. While Peacock’s 10-part series doesn’t ...

To turn its sights on Eddie Redmayne's fastidious assassin in the series premiere, Peacock's 'The Day of the Jackal' created a bespoke telescopic eyepiece.

In that opening episode, we learn the Jackal is a master of disguise and accents when he impersonates a German custodian in order to pull off a job, and that he’s a marksman of extraordinary ...