Now, you can see him as a highly-trained, disguise-wielding assassin in Peacock's new The Day of the Jackal series, the first five episodes of which are currently streaming. Based on British author Frederick Forsyth's best-selling 1971 novel of the same name,

Eddie Redmayne's Peacock series "The Day of the Jackal" — an adaptation of the book — is the most egregiously bloated series of the year. [REVIEW]

In an interview with Digital Trends, Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch spoke about their new thriller for Peacock, The Day of the Jackal.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The Day of the Jackal is a thriller that constantly stops trying to thrill, and more than any other failing, that lack of urgency, tension, or excitement is its fatal downfall. An incredibly loose adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel (which was made into a superior 1973 film by Fred Zinnemann) that has little relation to its source material aside from its general premise and main character,

The actor stars in Peacock’s gripping 10-part adaptation of the 1971 bestseller about an assassin, who in this telling is hired to kill a tech billionaire.

The Day of the Jackal is a British television series based on the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. It was written and created by Ronan Bennett.

Over on Peacock, you can catch the new series remake of The Day of The Jackal, and the streamer is also exclusively streaming the summer blockbuster Twisters this week, too. You can catch new seasons of Silo on Apple TV+ and Cobra Kai on Netflix,

Peacock's The Day of the Jackal remake is brilliant thanks to Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, and the show's commitment to being a true thriller.