Eddie Redmayne's TV Remake Of 1973 Thriller Debuts With Strong Rotten Tomatoes Score
The Day of the Jackaldebuts with a strong Rotten Tomatoes score. Based on the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into the 1973 film, the new series is set against a modern political backdrop and follows the titular British assassin and a tenacious intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse across Europe. The showstars Eddie Redmayneand Lashana Lynch in the lead roles alongside a supporting cast that includes Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, and Kate Dickie....