A new TV adaptation based on the thriller The Day of the Jackal has been commissioned by Sky and Peacock.
Originally a novel by Frederick Forsyth, the TV series will be inspired by the novel and 1973 film adaptation.
The original drama will stay true to the novel and film, but further explore the tricky anti-hero at the heart of the story.
The drama follows a professional assassin who is given a contract by a French dissident paramilitary organisation to kill the French president.
A high stakes cat and mouse game will see the characters travel around the world in a geo-political landscape that represents our turbulent times.
Produced by Carnival Films, the series will have Ronan Bennett (Top Boy) as the writer and showrunner and Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones) as the director.
Production of the series is set to begin next summer and the show will be available on Sky in the UK and Peacock in the US.
