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[02/11/25 - 11:01 AM]
"The Day of the Jackal" Becomes Peacock's Most-Watched New Original Drama Series
Viewership of the series in its first 75 days has surpassed that of any other original drama series in the same timeframe.
[via press release from Peacock]

"THE DAY OF THE JACKAL" BECOMES PEACOCK'S MOST-WATCHED NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/thedayofthejackal

· The Day of the Jackal has become Peacock's most-watched new original drama series. Viewership of the series in its first 75 days has surpassed that of any other original drama series in the same timeframe.

· The Day of the Jackal ranked as a Top 10 streaming original drama (per Nielsen) during its debut week in the US (Nov. 14) and ranked again in the Top 10 the week of its finale (Dec. 12). The series also had widespread global success, becoming the biggest new series launch ever on Sky.

· The series, which was quickly renewed for a second season after it debuted, has received widespread critical acclaim including a Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes.

· The Day of the Jackal has also been recognized by awards bodies with recent nominations including:

· Critics Choice Awards

· Best Drama Series

· Best Actor in a Drama Series (Eddie Redmayne)

· Golden Globe Awards

· Best Television Series, Drama

· Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series (Eddie Redmayne)

· Screen Actors Guild Awards

· Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Eddie Redmayne)

· 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





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