[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the two-part Season 1 finale of The Day of the Jackal.] The Jackal lives! At the end of the two-part finale for The Day of the Jackal, which arrived on Peacock Thursday (December 12), the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne) finally confesses the truth of his double life as an international assassin to Nuria (Úrsula Corberó), who takes it surprisingly well, considering. After promising her he’ll quit his lethal profession after one final job, he adds a few other bodies to his kill count. First, there’s Jimmie, the Spanish gangster who Alvaro wants to do business with but who Nuria fears might expose the family. Then, there’s an innocent Croatian fishing boat captain who is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. And, after taking out a few security guards, the Jackal finally gets to Ulle Dag Charles a.k.a. Udc (Khalid Abdalla). This stops the release of River — and thereby, ...