Let’s dig deeper into the real history, the novel’s narrative, and how the new series connects with both. The Jackal, a central figure in the story, is a purely fictional creation by Forsyth.

Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal opens with a bang. In the first episode (streaming now), the world’s greatest assassin (the titular Jackal, played by Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne) sets up an ...

But the FBI and MVD also get wind that Terek has hired an assassin by the code name Jackal to carry out a hit on a high profile but unknown American target for the Americans sticking their nose in ...

The story behind the novel, which features a fictional plot based on real threats to the life of ... Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal” shows all the qualities – and detriments – that ...