No one is happier that she jumped on board than Eddie Redmayne, who plays the Jackal, the myth-like murderer for hire. Her “versatility is insane,” he says, adding that Lynch even suggested the perfect song for the theme, Celeste's “This Is Who I Am.”

Padded with sluggish sequences and uninteresting subplots, this aggravatingly inert affair lumbers its way toward an unsatisfying finish line, in the process squandering a captivating performance by Eddie Redmayne as its chameleonic protagonist.

The actor stars in Peacock’s gripping 10-part adaptation of the 1971 bestseller about an assassin, who in this telling is hired to kill a tech billionaire.

Many of Eddie Redmayne’s early acting credits are the British actor working on television projects such as “Animal Ark” and “The Pillars of Earth.” His TV days

Eddie Redmayne's Jackal is a precision instrument, with no word, movement or number wasted.

The thrilling story of The Day of the Jackal is making a big comeback with a fresh adaptation starring Eddie Redmayne in one of his most chilling roles yet.

That's not the only way in which it differs from the novel, however. As Eddie Redmayne is quick to point out when GamesRadar+ chats with him about the show, his hitman is much more of a showman than in previous iterations: Edward Fox played him in the '70s, while Bruce Willis took a stab at him in The Jackal (1997).

Peacock has shared a sneak peek look at the opening scene of The Day of the Jackal, the new thriller series starring Tony-winner Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch. In the clip, Redmayne is virtually unrecognizable while donning one of his many disguises on display in the series.