“The Day of the Jackal” Becomes Peacock’s Most-Watched New Original Drama Series

Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal has taken the streaming world by storm, becoming the platform’s most-watched new original drama series. In its first 75 days, the series outperformed all other original dramas within the same timeframe.

Its success extended beyond Peacock, ranking as a Top 10 streaming original drama in the U.S. (per Nielsen) during both its premiere week and finale week. Globally it became the biggest new series launch ever on Sky.

With widespread critical acclaim, including a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a swift renewal for a second season, The Day of the Jackal has firmly established itself as a must-watch thriller.

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The Day of the Jackal has received recognition from various awards bodies, earning several recent nominations. At the Critics Choice Awards, it was nominated for Best Drama Series and Best Actor in a Drama Series for Eddie Redmayne. The Golden Globe Awards also honored the show with nominations for Best Television Series, Drama, and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series for Redmayne. Additionally, the Screen Actors Guild Awards recognized the series with nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

The series has been a global hit and sold to almost 200 territories around the world, including Max in Asia; Foxtel in Australia; Corus in Canada; Viasat in the Commonwealth of Independent States; SkyShowtime across Europe; Amazon Prime Video in France; JioCinema in India; Yes/Hot in Israel; WOWOW in Japan; Disney+ in Latin America; TVNZ in New Zealand; OSN in the Middle East and North Africa; Wavve in South Korea; and Showmax and M-Net in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• In Africa, it’s currently the #1 new non-local scripted series on M-Net since the start of 2024.

• In Asia, it has been the #1 series on Max in numerous markets for the past two weeks, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan & Thailand.

• In Australia, it was Binge’s #1 new series launch in 2024 and the #1 NBCU series ever on the streamer. It was also the #1 new scripted series launch on Fox Showcase in 2024.

• In Canada, during its season run, it was the #1 series on Showcase for Total Viewers (2+).

• In the Middle East, it was one of the Top 5 series on OSN+ in January 2025.

• In New Zealand, it was the #1 NBCU title ever on TVNZ+ in terms of launch month streams.

Season one of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL features executive producer and star Eddie Redmayne, co-executive producer and star Lashana Lynch, and Úrsula Corberó. The series comes from executive producers Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Films), writer and executive producer Ronan Bennett, executive producer and lead director Brian Kirk, executive producer Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), executive producer Sue Naegle, co-executive producer Marianne Buckland (Carnival Films), producer Christopher Hall, co-producer Emily Shapland and consulting producer Frederick Forsyth.

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL is produced by Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handles international sales of the series.

ABOUT THE DAY OF THE JACKAL SEASON ONE:

Synopsis: An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), 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 (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Sule Rimi

Executive Producers: Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Films), Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Sue Naegle, Ronan Bennett, Brian Kirk, Eddie Redmayne

Co-Executive Producers: Marianne Buckland, Lashana Lynch

Writer: Ronan Bennett

Directors: Brian Kirk (101-103), Anthony Philipson (104-105), Paul Wilmshurst (106-108), Anu Menon (109-110)

Production Company: Carnival Films

Studio: Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group

Format: Drama, 10 Ep x 60 Min