Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, a performance that earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The next year, he played a transgender artist in The Danish Girl, garnering a second nomination in the same category.
Following his Oscar win and nomination, Redmayne has become best known for his role as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts series. He also starred in the Netflix movies, Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Good Nurse. Though his main focus is film, from prestige pictures to blockbusters like Fantastic Beasts, Redmayne has also appeared in a few television series, the most popular of which is undoubtedly his new spy thriller series on Peacock, which premiered in November 2024.
The Day Of The Jackal Breaks An All-Time Streaming Record For Peacock
Eddie Redmayne's Spy Thriller Is A Critical & Commercial Success
The Day of the Jackal has broken an all-time streaming record for Peacock. Created by Ronan Bennett, based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth and the 1973 film of the same name, the spy thriller series stars Eddie Redmayne as the titular British assassin, known only as the "Jackal," and Lashana Lynch as the tenacious intelligence officer tasked with tracking him down. The Day of the Jackal's cast also includes Úrsula Corberó, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Charles Dance, and Nick Blood.
The Day Of The Jackal Season 1 Ending Explained: That Major Death & What's Next For The Jackal
The Day of the Jackal season 1 came to a startling end as the show featured some major moments that wrapped up the season and set up the future.
Per Peacock, The Day of the Jackal has become the streamer's most-watched original drama series ever after 75 days of viewership. The series has also been a success globally on Sky, becoming the biggest series ever launched on the channel. As usual, NBCUniversal didn't disclose any specific viewing numbers, though it was previously reported that the first episode attracted 4.6 million viewers on Sky within its first 28 days.
What The Day Of The Jackal's Streaming Record Means For Peacock
The Streamer Has Found Its Flagship Series
Since Peacock launched in 2020 and started producing original shows, the streamer has been searching for its flagship series, and it appears to have found it in The Day of the Jackal. Peacock demonstrated confidence earlier on as, the month it premiered, The Day of the Jackal was renewed for season 2. The series is led by an Oscar winner in Eddie Redmayne, who has received much praise for his chilling and entertaining reptilian performance. Now, with its record-breaking viewership, The Day of the Jackal has firmly cemented itself as the flagship series the streamer has been searching for.
Source: Peacock
