Lashana Lynch

Eddie Redmayne thriller The Day of the Jackal renewed for series two

Eddie Redmayne stares down the sight of a sniper as the titular assassin in The Day of the Jackal

The commission comes after the spy thriller became Sky’s most watched original series in the UK. It launched on 14 November and drew 3 million viewers in its first week. It’s also been a global hit and sold to almost 200 territories.

Eddie Redmayne won plaudits for playing the elusive and highly-skilled assassin known as the Jackal, whose latest hit job puts himself in the crosshairs of an equally skilled British intelligence officer.