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The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. He soon meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.. The "Day of the Jackal" novel was set in 1963 and involved an assassination attempt on the then-President of France Charles de Gaulle.

The show moves the setting to the current era

Referenced in Graham Norton i gosti: Denzel Washington/Paul Mescal/Saoirse Ronan/Eddie Redmayne/Blossoms (2024). As Episode 1 of "The Day of the Jackal" (2024 release from the UK; 10 episodes ranging from 45 to 56 min) opens, we are in "Munich, Germany", and we are introduced to the Jackal undercover as a maintenance guy in an office building, where he takes out a number of people for reasons unclear. The next day the Jackal assassinates a leading far-right German politician.

Really the only thing that remains from the original story is the Jackal character

We then go to "London, England", and we get to know Bianca at MI6. At this point we are 10 minutes into Episode 1.Couple of comments: this TV mini-series is very loosely inspired on the original 1971 book and the 1973 big screen adaptation of the book. The story line of the min-series is entirely new and diff from the 1971 boob/1973 film.

The TV mini-series is set in today's world

When watching Episode 1, I couldn't help but fel like I was watching a new James Bond. In just Episode 1, we go to 4 or 5 countries (the UK, Germany, Spain, and I'm forgetting a couple more. Eddie Redmayne, as the title character, seems like he is having a blast with this.

The mini-series is currently rated 90% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, which feels a little overgenerous to me

By the end of Episode 2, the cast-and-mouse game is in full flight, and I can't wait to see hoe it all will play out. BEcause you, unlike the 1971 book/1973 film when we know beforehand what the outcome is, in this 2024 mini-series, we haven't the faintest idea what awaits us and how it all will unfold.""The Day of the jackal" has been highly anticipated and the first 5 episodes started streaming on Peacock yesterday (November 14), with the remaining 5 episodes being release on the 5 next consecutive Thursdays. Regardless, whether you have seen or are a fan of the 1973 movie or not, if you are in the mood for a top notch modern James Bond-reminding TV mini-series, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.