‘The Day of the Jackal’ Season 2: New Details Revealed
Although the first season’s finale for The Day of the Jackal managed to tie up enough loose ends to leave fans satisfied with the ending, there are still some major question marks looming ahead of Season 2, and now the second season of the series is well into production.
The Peacock thriller series was renewed ahead of the Season 1 finale, and details about the forthcoming follow-up season are already starting to come into focus, including two stars who’ve joined the assassin thriller. Here’s a look at everything we know so far about The Day of the Jackal Season 2 and what questions remain after the events of the finale.
When will The Day of the Jackal Season 2 premiere?
Peacock has revealed that the second season of the streaming series will premiere in 2027. The prior season was produced in late summer and autumn in 2023 and premiered in fall 2024. Production on the series is underway, and key spottings of the set have been revealed in locations like Romania, Moldova, and Spain.
Set photos from couple days ago
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New set photos from Spain shoot last week
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Who will star in The Day of the Jackal Season 2?
A full cast list for Season 2 has now been announced. Eddie Redmayne will indeed return as the Jackal. Joining him in returning for Season 2 Úrsula Corberó as his wife, Nuria, Charles Dance as the Jackal’s mysterious employer and billionaire, Timothy Winthrop, and Eleanor Matsuura as the Jackal’s liaison to his employer, Zina Jansone. Joining the new season in mystery roles are Weruche Opia and Pablo Schreiber.
Peacock has also confirmed Matt Bomer will join the cast for Season 2, and The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Pia Tjelta will also star in her first English-language role in the new season.
Also surviving the events of Season 1 were Lia Williams as Bianca’s MI-6 boss, Isabel Kirby, Chukwudi Iwuji as agent Osita Halcrow, Sule Rimi as Bianca’s husband Paul Pullman, Ben Hall as MI-6 agent Damian Richardson, Jonjo O’Neill as Edward Carver, Adam James as Jeremy Whitelock, and Florisa Kamara as Jasmine Pullman.
On the creative side, there is a bit of a shakeup in Season 2. According to Variety, series creator Ronan Bennett will not be writing for Season 2 (but will stay on as executive producer), while David Harrower (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth) takes over as the series’ primary writer.
Where did The Day of the Jackal Season 1 leave off?
At the end of the first season, Jackal killed Bianca, the MI-6 agent who had been on his tail all season long and was sent to assassinate him by her boss, Isabel, who was indirectly working for the Jackal’s boss, billionaire Timothy Winthorp. Bianca was survived by her husband Paul and daughter Jasmine. Though Jackal was successful in thwarting the attack, he was not successful in keeping his wife Nuria and their baby son around; she took off before he could catch up to her, and her whereabouts are currently unknown. Also surviving a likely assassination attack was Zina, who decided to reveal Winthorp’s identity to the Jackal after he sent someone to apparently kill her. The Jackal, still recovering from the wreck, said he had to see someone before dealing with Winthorp, however.
What will happen in The Day of the Jackal Season 2?
A plot for the second season of the series has not yet been revealed, but in an announcement teaser for the new season, Redmayne teased, “If there’s one thing the Jackal can’t stand, it’s a loose end.”
Redmayne also told TV Insider he does believe the Jackal intends to reunite with Nuria, and that’s the person he said he has to see before he can settle his debts with Winthorp: “I believe he’s deeply in love with her. This guy was a lone wolf after what happened in Afghanistan. He had made a life choice that was about seclusion and solitude. And then he met this human being who opened something in him, and his Achilles heel was the arrogance to believe he could juggle those two things. Now, the instability seems to be ripping him open a bit.”
Meanwhile, executive producer Gareth Naeme teased a bit of a return to story form in Season 2, saying, “We’ve been tracking how the show’s run and what people enjoy, and I think the premise of the assassin, how he works, who he works for, who employs his services, how he carries out his missions, people seem to be very drawn to that, and I guess we’ll continue in that vein.”
He also said that since the Jackal has begun to learn that maybe he can’t maintain the balance of family and his career, “the whole thing is really, can he — I would imagine, let’s see where we go — can he get her back? Can he build a normal life? But at the same time, can he let go of this addiction he has?”
The Day of the Jackal, Season 2, 2027, Peacock
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I'm glad that bianca was taken out because I feel her character did not take the jackal serious enough. She kept ignoring how deadly he is and carelessly informing the jackal that she knew his real name sealed her fate since he couldn't have loose ends. I can only imagine the second season will be a more serious game of cat and mouse with winner take all.
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Everyone around her was killed. I hated her character.
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She should have been taken out by the IRA. It was ridiculous that they made the IRA dude a weakling. They hate the English and will kill and would never snitch as well.
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Watching her in tactical situations was laughable. Nothing about her is tactical.
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Great series that had me hooked immediately. Writing and casting is great. Can't wait for season two.
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Season one was excellent
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please bring bianca back then have her killed by the jackal again in a broad daylight. i wasn't satisfied when he killed her in the dark. her character is the most useless thing in the series. i mean, it's been made clear as day that jackal is the best there is, yet she have the audacity to hunt him and bringing only one officer with her? she's wrote terribly. at first she said she want to take him alive to answer some questions, then she go exchanging bullets, and compromise herself by telling him she know who he is, her dialog to him, "no one has to die" or something like that, but she didn't even try to persuade him. instead she got arrogant and said she likes to win. and then die the next seconds. like wut? what a stupid officer. she think a mere MI6 can take a well trained and the best sharp shooter there is? hell, she even looked like the only training she has is eating donuts. i repeated the scene where jackal killed her a lot of times. would've been nice if it's not in the dark
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How can Peacock expect to keep an audience for this show when seasons are so far apart in releasing?
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I need more of this show, for sure I was on the edge of my seat the whole season, one of the best show in a while
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I think the jackal killing both Bianca and her associate made sense- she was not becoming likable towards the end anyway . I wonder how zina is keeping alive since there was an assassination attempt and you would think that her former employer would still try to kill her Not sure how the assassin became the hero in this but great job by actors and writers
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I am going to stick with this although I liked the beginning, earlier version and book better.
I did not like the ending. Bianca , who was one step ahead of everbody and was supposedly being careful for her family,
was standing out in the open across from probably the best assassin in history! and of course was shot.
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Correct because I'm aggravated hurry up and come back on. By the time they bring it back I'll have to watch season 1 and season 2
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No Bianca please
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she has a provocative character, i really hate this personality
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I don't think she left because she got anxious. She probably had some other motivation, probably based on some threat that we don't see. The last thing she told him was she loved him. She would hear him out. But that information should have been teased in the last episode. Also, I agree with another commenter that Bianca didn't try very hard to bring him in alive. I doubt the writer was very focused on episode 10.
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Glad you made this statem… I thought I was the only one who noticed it
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even her daughter nearly a victim
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She was badass.
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She really was and great a finding the clues
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I'm glad most of us don't want Bianca back. She was arrogant, entitled dumb character squeezed into the series coz she's one of the makers or something....
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Well my buddy. That actress playing Bianca wasn't donut obsessed. She was actually pregnant with her 1st child. Also, Bianca might just be alive! 1st clue is that in real life, she's one of the producers of the show. 2nd clue is that you only saw a bit of blood, not a puddle like a head or liver shot. My guess is she reappears at the end of season 2 with info on Jackals wife and child, as she wants his help finding the mole in MI6!!
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She doesnt know acting
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The best series I've ever watched I really wish he takes care of those loose ends and get his family back...make the premier of season 2 as early as possible
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So far youre the only commenter who seems to get she's the villain here
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guys its taking to long for season 2 ....some of us are inlove with it
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son its 2026 when is ts releasing
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I just can't wait
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So very true.
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she was absolutely smart. She made it all the way to find him at his home. duh! What she needed was more support and obviously that wasn't happening considering they were setting her up from the start. Also, the jackal definitely had the advantage since it was his home turf. I don't like the ending, but hey, actors have to move on.
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loved the series, I sincerely hope there are several more
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I just want to start watching season two like yesterday
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I love these “Here’s what we know so far” articles and the answer is pretty much “Nothing”
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U
Do you understand she was playing a character who was NOT supposed to be pregnant. Geez.
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Leshana Lynch must be a very good actor, because I was glad the Jackal killed her character.
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I see lots of wery negative about Bianca, but it seem baseless. The Jackal's mishandling of personal life forced him to take some wery visible risk to rectify problem he create with his lack of focus on home life. Eliminating the guy shaking down his brother in law threw up major red flag. But without familiarity with his methods, those are connections that could be easily miss, especially with her own leadership undermining her work on the case. Sniper attacks are wery rare, so is plausible that reasonably intelligent investigator could make connection she made. She was relentless. Is this quality what set her apart. And she did not underestimate The Jackal. What she say before trying to take him alone on his home turf, she seemed to know odds were against her and that she may not survive, but she was a soldier, a warfighter before she was investigator. True soldier like her is soldier always. That instinct never goes away. She also knew it was closest she would ever get to find him. He would go to ground and she knew her time as investigator was over anyway after this, so she saw as the only chance to complete mission. I think she know her chances was not good, but a soldier accepts that.
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Im with you all the way
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If he keeps going after her, I think his wife might be the one who finally kill him
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Great acting, great series.
If he plans on working, he should let his wife and child be otherwise, he will be putting their life at risk. If he can, he could keep track remotely (like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible) or forget about them, reinvent himself and keep on living. However, I don’t think he will ever be free to live a normal life.
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if you like this series (and I do !!!) then you should all read "Shibumi" by Trevanian ... after you do you'll see the parallels of book/series... and also be entertained by a great novel ...!!!
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This release model works for streaming services such as Netflix, and EU audiences. I think we here in the US are a bit spoiled with annual seasons
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‘Assassin becoming hero ‘
We are from different generation
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She was stupid from the start, duh!
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Yes, I'm happy she's off. She can go burn some weaners or something
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Meh! She was arrogant. Now Damian will enjoy peace
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That was rude. This is tv show. No need to judge personally. And donut eating or not, I'm sure you couldn't do any better. In the real world, well-trained officers come in all sizes and shades. Also, the reason her plan to take him alive was thwarted was because of the loser a** brother coming in and making the block hot. Once the jackal heard their gunshots, he cut the lights and went on the offense and fired at them first. Also, why are you replaying scenes of people being killed....yuck
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me too, so conceited
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They are really killing the hype by placing a lot of time between seasons. They gotta speed up. This is not good.
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Think it was loyalists not IRA
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Not ira. Loyalist, the other side
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I don’t think killing Bianca was a good idea at all. Her being on the series is what kept me watching it. But I’m not surprised that most would say they’re happy she was killed. Very typical, However, I hope she grabs another leading role. 💯
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All I can say is that the movie is excellent
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I'm betting Bianca is alive! In real life she's one of the producers of the show! It's a huge hit. Also she was pregnant. and just had a baby. She wasn't slow and clunky for no reason. The character of Bianca was not head shot, or laying in a big puddle of blood at the end of last season. My guess is she returns at the end of season 2 offering info on Jackals wife and child. In order for him to help her finding the mole in mi6!!
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I think it was written in as an obvious error in judgement. In the coming season, viewers might be shocked when Bianca returns as a different type of assassin.
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I want Bianca back and her boss gone..I want her to get them both
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The ending was so dumb, Bianca was brilliant from the start but you have go out like an idiot. Horrible character evolvement. You made a sitting duck for the greatest shot ever. I don’t want to surprise attack him, let’s take him alive in his territory. Stupid ending, almost like you wanted to make her look stupid on purpose.
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My gut tells me that Bianca will be back later and might team up with the jackal and go after MI6 and the foreign secretary.. I believe the Cia will take the jackal as their assaisn and give him refuge 💭💭🤔We need a better twist than the obvious 🤔 The jackal liaison lady might end up being the only person he truly trust in this series other than Bianca when she resurface. FYI, Bianca boss, the only person she trusted enough to let know she was sent to kill the jackal is keeping her alive from his boss until they can figure out what's really going on.. By the way I know the arrogant billionaire boyfriend set him up to be kill by the jackal, it was that obvious 💭🤔 I could help write this series, you all need solid creative minds because every other series is about espionage, you need better storylines.. The casting for the jackal was perfect.. Eddie 👏👏👏👏👏❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️🥂🥂
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Bring Bianca back please. And add Arnold Schwarzenegger as an uncle
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I like watching joe and crew in the morning while i am getting read for work in the morning than at six watching joy and chris rachel simone al sharpton micheal steele real news telling for people who want the truth and not lies ok have been a fan for along time.
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Wrong thread🥴
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Bring Bianca back. The dance between her and the Jackal was very intriguing. Both super smart but him being always a step ahead. The display of love shown through the Jackal and his wife. She knows he's evil but stii struggled to walk away. No doubt she's coming back. I like her can't decide on if I hate the Jackal or love him.
Love it! Can't wait for season 2!
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She was not smart. They made her smart. She should of been killed by the IRA. They made that whole part really pointless and sad. The IRA are ruthless and hate the English
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Please bring Bianca back!!!! She is wonderful.
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