The Day of the Jackal
- Logline
- The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. He soon meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.
- Talent
- Sam Hodge
- Role of participant
- Editor
- Director
- Brian Kirk
- Producer
- Christopher Hall
- Screenwriter
- Ronan Bennett
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2024
- Running time
- 10 x 60 min
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of Production
- United Kingdom
- Production Companies
- Carnival Films, Sky, Peacock, NBCUniversal
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Festivals and Awards
Broadcast
UK: Sky - biggest new series to ever launch on Sky, by any supplier, with the first episode reaching a UK audience of 4.5 million after 26 viewing days.
US: Peacock (NBCUniversal) - Peacock's most-watched new original drama series ever.
Awards
Nominated – Critics Choice Television Awards – Best Drama Series
Nominated – Critics Choice Television Awards – Best Lead Performance - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Golden Globes – Best Drama Series
Nominated – Golden Globes – Best Lead Performance - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Nominated - British Academy Television Craft Awards (BAFTAs) - Best Editing, Fiction - Luke Dunkley, Episode 1
UK: Sky - biggest new series to ever launch on Sky, by any supplier, with the first episode reaching a UK audience of 4.5 million after 26 viewing days.
US: Peacock (NBCUniversal) - Peacock's most-watched new original drama series ever.
Awards
Nominated – Critics Choice Television Awards – Best Drama Series
Nominated – Critics Choice Television Awards – Best Lead Performance - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Golden Globes – Best Drama Series
Nominated – Golden Globes – Best Lead Performance - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Eddie Redmayne
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Nominated - British Academy Television Craft Awards (BAFTAs) - Best Editing, Fiction - Luke Dunkley, Episode 1