EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer (Outcome, Fellow Travelers) has joined Season 2 of Peacock and Sky’s spy thriller drama The Day of nan Jackal arsenic a recurring other prima Eddie Redmayne. Details astir Bomer’s characteristic are being kept nether wraps but I perceive he is playing a villain.
On Season 2 of The Day of nan Jackal, which has started accumulation successful Budapest, Bomer joins chap caller formed additions Weruche Opia and Pablo Schreiber who had been formed arsenic bid regulars.
Based connected nan Frederick Forsyth caller and nan 1973 movie adjustment from Universal, The Day of nan Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, nan Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his surviving carrying retired hits for nan highest fee.
Season 1 earned aggregate Golden Globe and Actor nominations and was a ratings deed connected some sides of nan pond. It launched arsenic a Top 5 streaming original play successful nan U.S. for its opening weekend, according to Nielsen, and logged a 28-day assemblage of 4.6m successful nan UK, nan largest ever for a caller Sky series.
The Day of nan Jackal is produced by Carnival Films, portion of Universal International Studios, a section of Universal Studio Group, and is commissioned by Sky Studios and Peacock. It is executive produced by Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Marianne Buckland (Carnival Films), Redmayne, writer David Harrower, head Brian Kirk, Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Sue Naegle, and Ronan Bennett. Lis Steele serves arsenic producer.
White Collar alum Bomer is presently seen successful Jonah Hill’s Apple TV movie Outcome opposite Keanu Reeves, Hill and Cameron Diaz. He precocious starred successful nan Hulu play aviator Foster Dade, from Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran, and nan streamer’s drama series Mid-Century Modern, from Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and Ryan Murphy. Bomer’s galore collaborations pinch Murphy see HBO’s The Normal Heart, which landed nan character an Emmy information and a Golden Globe win. He besides earned an Emmy and Globe nominations for nan Showtime constricted bid Fellow Travelers. Bomer’s whose credits besides see HBO Max series Doom Patrol and nan Magic Mike movie franchise, is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.