The Day of the Jackal
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
The Day of the Jackal (2024) is a thriller and drama series from Now. It has built a run of 10 episodes. It premiered on November 7, 2024. Viewers rate it 8 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 2 seasons.
What The Day of the Jackal Is About
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.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 10 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its thriller/drama roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Úrsula Corberó to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Chukwudi Iwuji, Eleanor Matsuura and Ben Hall lead the cast.
Key roles include Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal; Lashana Lynch as Bianca Pullman; Úrsula Corberó as Nuria; Chukwudi Iwuji as Osita Halcrow; Eleanor Matsuura as Zina Jansone.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of thriller and drama have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Now’s other originals, a 8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2024 and carried by Now with the series still running, it lands hardest with thriller and drama viewers.
How The Day of the Jackal Compares
If The Day of the Jackal lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Death Note and The Expanse, which share its thriller/drama lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Day of the Jackal is available to stream on Prime Video. Availability can shift by region, so confirm on the platform before you commit.
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On the whole The Day of the Jackal is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its thriller/drama roots, It has held up since 2024 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Day of the Jackal is a safe bet for anyone already inside the thriller and drama lane, at 10 episodes it is an easy run to work through, it is streaming on Prime Video right now, the audience score holds around 8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8/10. Watch it if you want thriller/drama you can settle into.
