No one is happier that she jumped on board than Eddie Redmayne, who plays the Jackal, the myth-like murderer for hire. Her “versatility is insane,” he says, adding that Lynch even suggested the perfect song for the theme, Celeste's “This Is Who I Am.”

The actor stars in Peacock’s gripping 10-part adaptation of the 1971 bestseller about an assassin, who in this telling is hired to kill a tech billionaire.

Peacock has shared a sneak peek look at the opening scene of The Day of the Jackal, the new thriller series starring Tony-winner Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch. In the clip, Redmayne is virtually unrecognizable while donning one of his many disguises on display in the series.