​A 1971 cat-and-mouse thriller is getting a modern adaptation. In this version of "The Day of the Jackal," based on Frederick Forsyth's book, Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything," "Les Misérables") stars as the titular assassin, making his living by carrying out hits for the highest fees. BAFTA winner Lashana Lynch ("The Woman King," "Captain Marvel") is a tenacious British intelligence officer set on tracking him down. "It's a very wide scope. We shot in many locations. It's an original IP from the '70s, but this is it's own thing. It's no longer a film, it's no longer a book — it's a 10-part series, but it has its own flair and its own sophistication to it," Lynch said. "What's interesting about it is these two people, Lashana's character is hunting me down, but both of them, you root for and yet have deeply flawed moral compasses," Redmayne said. "What I find intriguing about it, structurally, is hopefully you are behind both of these characters, but you know they're on a one-way collision toward each other." The first five episodes of "The Day of the Jackal" premiere Thursday, Nov 14 on Peacock, followed by weekly installments every Thursday until the double finale Thursday, Dec 12. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/entertainment/television/eddie-redmayne-lashana-lynch-interview-the-day-of-the-jackal-peacock-cat-mouse-thriller-limited-series/531-d6df629b-d750-45f3-874b-947129a6977d