It was 1 January 1970. Frederick Forsyth was down on his luck. An out-of-work war correspondent, he had just fled the collapsing Republic of Biafra "with a price on my head". He had no money ...

Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal brings Frederick Forsyth’s iconic 1971 thriller into the modern era. Starring Eddie Redmayne, ...

With the first episode reaching a U.K. audience of 4.5 million after 26 days, the spy thriller — starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch — is the most popular new series to ever launch on Sky.

Inspired by Frederick Forsyth’s iconic novel, The Day of The Jackal TV series is reaching its finale with just three episodes ...

An earlier 1973 film adaptation by director Fred Zinnemann (“From Here to Eternity” “A Man for all Seasons”) starred the ...

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch star in Peacock's TV adaptation of the 1970s classic 'The Day of the Jackal’ to thrilling ...

Peacock and Sky have announced that Eddie Redmayne ’s assassin thriller series The Day of the Jackal will be getting a second ...

The Peacock and Sky dramatic series “The Day of the Jackal” was renewed for a second season, the streamer and broadcaster ...

Georges Watin, who saw himself as the inspiration for Frederick Forsyth's Jackal and was known as 'The Limping One' due to a disability, was one of several right wing extremists who fired more ...

But in 1971, Frederick Forsyth's debut about an expert assassin's bid to kill French president Charles de Gaulle hit the shelves, and then the film version starring Edward Fox was released in 1973.