The Day of the Jackal: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Day of the Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

Series details

• Title: The Day of the Jackal
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller
• Premiere date: 2024-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Now
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 64977
• IMDb ID: tt24053860
• TVDB ID: 426866

Cast and credited roles

• Eddie Redmayne — The Jackal
• Lashana Lynch — Bianca Pullman
• Úrsula Corberó — Nuria
• Chukwudi Iwuji — Osita Halcrow
• Eleanor Matsuura — Zina Jansone
• Ben Hall — Damian Richardson
• Lia Williams — Isabel Kirby
• Jon Arias — Álvaro Gonzales Martin
• Khalid Abdalla — Ulle Dag Charles
• Sule Rimi — Paul Pullman
• Charles Dance — Timothy Winthrop
• Nick Blood — Vince Pyne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-11-07; final listed air date 2024-12-12; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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