Eddie Redmayne was photographed on the set this weekend as the day of the jackal resumed production for Season 2, the first visible sign that cameras are rolling again after a long pause.
Eddie Redmayne Season 2 Photos
Season 2 production resumed in 2026, and those first photos of Redmayne portray him in character as The Jackal, signaling movement from the earlier renewal into active shooting; Peacock had previously renewed the series for a second season and the new production follows pickups by Sky and Prime Video.
The Day Of The Jackal Season 2 Resumes
At the end of 2024, The Day of the Jackal premiered across platforms, and the show was described as one of the most successful TV releases of 2024; almost 18 full months after that premiere, the resumption in 2026 ends a notable production gap that had followed the renewal.
Lashana Lynch and Eleanor Matsuura
Lashana Lynch and Eleanor Matsuura are listed among the returning cast, with Eleanor Matsuura playing Zina Jansone, the intermediary between The Jackal and Winthrop, who is played by Charles Dance; the ensemble also includes Ursula Corber, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla and Lia Williams, which keeps the series positioned as a high-profile adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novel.
Season 2 had been expected sometime around the end of the year, so the restart in 2026 resolves the immediate scheduling risk created by the delay after renewal and increases the likelihood the series will meet that target window; distributors' pickups add commercial incentive to accelerate production and post-production timelines.
Peacock renewed the series for a second season but production had been delayed after that renewal, creating the tension now visible in the gap between the end of 2024 premiere and the 2026 restart; the photographs over the weekend are concrete evidence the show has moved beyond pre-production and into principal photography.
Given that production resumed in 2026 after almost 18 full months since the end of 2024 premiere and that Sky and Prime Video have already picked up Season 2, the most reasonable conclusion is that the series is on track to aim for the previously expected end-of-year release window, with the new photography suggesting an active shoot schedule through the next production phase.
