Day of the Jackal fans call thrilling season finale ‘a tremendous piece of work’
The series is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name, which has been turned into two films, The Day of the Jackal (1973) and The Jackal (1997). Prior to the finale of season one, viewers had already hailed it as one of the “best shows of 2024” and told people who hadn’t seen it to “ stop depriving yourself ”.