A British intelligence officer chases an elusive hitman who has her in his rifle crosshairs in the official teaser for the Peacock and Sky cat-and-mouse thriller to debut Nov. 7.

There is plenty of evidence of this in the trailer, where the cat-and-mouse chase between the Jackal (Redmayne's codename) and Lynch's Bianca sees them scaling down buildings, donning disguises, going against orders and lying to their loved ones.

Eddie Redmayne has played a doctor-slash-serial killer, a scientist, and now, an infamous assassin. Redmayne leads the latest "The Day of the Jackal" adaptation, with the Peacock series centering on his eponymous hit man.

The novel "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth has had two major film adaptations. The first, from 1973, was praised by critics and considered a cult classic by viewers. It was directed by Fred Zinnemann and starred Edward Fox.

The novel by Frederick Forsyth has once again inspired creators to bring it to the screen. Who will take on the role once played by Bruce Willis? Frederick Forsyth's novel The Day of the Jackal has had two major film adaptations.

The trailer for Peacock's upcoming British television drama series, The Day of the Jackal, was unveiled on Wednesday. The series is an adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novel of the same name. Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch star in lead roles in this series directed by Brian Kirk.

Peacock has dropped the new trailer for The Day of the Jackal, a TV series based on Frederick Forsyth’s iconic spy novel of the same name. The globe-trotting thriller stars Eddie Redmayne as an unrivalled and highly elusive assassin known only as the Jackal,