Redmayne and his costar and co-executive producer Lashana Lynch preview Peacock’s upcoming thriller adaptation.
Eddie Redmaynehad an immediate connection to his latest project even if it “discombobulated” him at times.
The series begins with the Jackal pulling off a high-profile kill from a distance that should have been impossible.

Eddie Redmayne in ‘Day of the Jackal’.Marcell Piti/Peacock
Bianca becomes obsessed with finding out the Jackals identity, to the detriment of her career and family.
And unfortunately for her, that sacrifice and the racking of the brain is worth it.
People working for good and people working for bad can have such similarities, Lynch says.

Lashana Lynch in ‘Day of the Jackal’.Sophie Mutevelian/Peacock
At the end of the day, they both just have jobs to do.
Those jobs just might cost them everything.
The Day of the Jackalpremieres Nov. 7 on Peacock.