Why ‘Day of the Jackal’ Season Finale Delivered a Twist Ending for Eddie Redmayne’s Hitman Character
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Etan Vlessing
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After a shock twist ending, Eddie Redmayne's cunning hitman character survives the first season of the hit Peacock spy thriller 'The Day of the Jackal,' setting up a potential multi-season franchise.
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- Producers decided early on to keep Redmayne's charismatic assassin character alive for a potential second season, rather than killing him off as in the original 1973 film adaptation.
- With the Jackal's wife now missing and his assassination payment still unpaid, he'll be on a new mission in season two - to find his family, though it's unclear if he'll succeed.
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