‘Day of the Jackal’ Renewed for Second Season at Peacock and Sky

The Day of the Jackal will go on for more days at Peacock and Sky.

The NBCUniversal-owned streamer and U.K. broadcaster Sky have renewed The Day of the Jackal, a thriller starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, for a second season. The pickup comes on the heels of a successful launch both in the U.K. and the United States. The series drew 3 million viewers in its first week on Sky Atlantic, the best series debut there in two years. On Peacock, the show ranked among the top five original streaming series in the U.S. for its opening weekend, based on preliminary Nielsen data.

The series is based on a 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, which was previously adapted into a 1973 feature film. The series follows a cat-and-mouse game between a chameleonic assassin (Eddie Redmayne) and an MI6 agent (Lashana Lynch) who’s determined to catch him.

There’s no word yet on whether Lynch or Redmayne will reprise their roles in season two; the 10-episode first season is ongoing at Sky Atlantic in the U.K. (where it premiered Nov. 7) and Peacock in the U.S. (which debuted it on Nov. 14).

The season one cast also includes Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill and Sule Rimi.

Universal International Studio and Carnival Films produce The Day of the Jackal. Ronan Bennett (Top Boy) adapted the novel and executive produces with Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant of Carnival Films, Sam Hoyle of Sky Studios, Sue Naegle, Brian Kirk and Redmayne. Lynch and Marianne Buckland are co-exec producers. Brian Kirk, Anthony Philipson, Paul Wilmshurst and Anu Menon are the directors for season one.