The Day of the Jackal TV sequence ordered at Peacock

Frederick Forsyth’s basic spy novel The Day of the Jackal is ready to obtain a TV sequence adaptation from Sky and Peacock.

The Day of the Jackal follows “knowledgeable murderer who’s contracted by a French paramilitary dissident to kill French President Charles de Gaulle.” The TV sequence will probably be a “modern reimagining of the beloved and revered novel,” with Ronan Bennett (High Boy) set to function author and showrunner and Brian Kirk (Recreation of Thrones) directing. The novel was beforehand tailored as a function movie directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1973, which starred Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. The movie acquired rave critiques and went on to win Finest Movie Modifying on the 1974 BAFTA Awards, the place it was additionally nominated for Finest Movie, Finest Course, Finest Screenplay, Finest Supporting Actor, Finest Supporting Actress, and Finest Soundtrack.

Carnival Movies government Gareth Neame teased that the Day of the Jackal TV sequence will “retain the pan-European setting and play to the strengths of episodic tv on this quick paced, clever worldwide thriller with the story of an murderer and the race to cease him nonetheless on the coronary heart of the motion.” Lis Katz, president of scripted content material at NBCUniversal Tv and Streaming, added: “We’re excited to adapt this internationally acknowledged basic into an up to date, well timed, political thriller. Shepherded by novelist and showrunner Ronan Bennett and Carnival, this action-packed high-stakes drama is bound to be an edge-of-your seat journey for Peacock audiences.” Manufacturing on the sequence will start subsequent summer season, with unique creator Frederick Forsyth onboard as a consulting producer.