The Day of the Jackal tells a compelling story, centering on Eddie Redmayne’s titular assassin as he carries out tasks across Europe while a MI6 agent is determined to catch him. Based on the novel of the same name, the Peacock show features a nuanced cat-and-mouse game that gradually increases in the level of intensity. While in the book, the Jackal meets his demise, the show flips the main characters’ destinies to see Bianca falling as a victim.

At the same time, Season 1 also blows open many doors. With the Jackal’s cover blown, his wife on the run, his wife’s brother dead, and his ex-employer refusing to pay the bill, the Jackal is facing a mess in the Season 1 finale. The series leaves things on a cliffhanger with many threads to resolve.

10The Death of Nuria’s Brother Won’t Be Overlooked

The highly rated spy series The Day of the Jackal features many major deaths in season 1. Nuria discovers Jackal’s secret room and passports. Nuria’s mother then convinces Nuria to take the Jackal’s money to help her brother Alvaro out. However, it seems that Alvaro has been messing with the wrong people.

The end of Season 1 sees the Jackal taking things into his own hands by taking out the person who’s a threat. Nuria’s brother becomes a loose end, but with him being part of the family, the Jackal can’t take him out. Still, it doesn’t prevent Alvaro from being hurt in the crossfire between Bianca and the Jackal. Alvaro dies in the season 1 finale. With him being a close person to Nuria, the impact of his death will need to be addressed in Season 2.

9Where Is Jackal Headed?

At the end of Season 1, Jackal learns that the person who hired him to take out UDC isn’t planning on paying for the service. A debt is owed, and Jackal is going to seek payback, but there are other things that he needs to take care of first. The season 1 finale sees the Jackal pressing pause on unpaid debt and going after Nuria instead, who has taken their son.

Whether the Jackal will be able to find her is a question that Season 2 needs to address. Nuria’s family is in Spain. The Season 1 finale sees Nuria boarding a plane, heading to a different destination. It’s unclear where she’s going, but wherever she’s headed, it’ll be the Jackal’s next stop.

8Who Will Take Bianca’s Place?

Bianca is the only one after the Jackal in The Day of the Jackal’s season 1 finale. With MI6 closing her case, Bianca is on her own. In the final face-to-face with the Jackal, Bianca becomes the victim. One of the major appeals of the show is the cat-and-mouse chase between Bianca and the Jackal. Now that she’s gone, someone else will need to fill her role.

Halcrow could potentially be the next in line to continue MI6’s efforts to catch the Jackal. Bianca’s final encounter with the Jackal in the Season 1 finale exposes the assassin’s home and identity. Her work gives her fellow officers more to work with. However, the Jackal’s home is only part of his disguise. Connecting the Jackal to his real identity won’t be easy.

7What Will Happen to Nuria?

There are a lot of questions about Nuria. The Day of the Jackal has explored her role in the Jackal’s life. It seems that the Jackal will have to choose between family and work. Nuria, on the other hand, might have narrowed the options. Nuria is the mother of Charles’ (Jackal) son and the love of his life. At the same time, Nuria is a threat.

While the Jackal wants to build a life with her, she might not want the same after learning the truth. How their story will end is something that the show will need to address, in one way or another. There’s a high chance that Nuria might meet her demise on the show, whether at the Jackal’s own hands or during a crossfire. However, if she dies, she’ll leave their son motherless, and the Jackal doesn’t seem to be the kind of person interested in single parenthood.

6What Happens to the Jackal’s Retirement Plan?

Jackal’s retirement plan depends on the money he will receive from the UDC job. Without the money, the Jackal might have to take on another job. His retirement plan simply doesn’t work now that Winthorp has refused to pay up. The Jackal not only has some loose ends to tie, but he also needs to make a decision. He’ll either have to take another job or he’ll have to call it quits.

It seems that the Harry Potter actor Eddie Redmayne’s titular assassin has some serious decisions to make in Season 2. There’s also the possibility that the Jackal could take care of Winthorp and make sure that he gets paid. But Winthorp is the head of a company, and taking him out as a target isn’t going to be enough. It seems that there will be some delay in the Jackal’s retirement plan, which is also subject to change based on Nuria’s decision.

5What Will Happen to the House?

The Jackal doesn’t have time to clean up at the end of the Season 1 finale. His home will expose his marriage with Nuria and their son. Even though the Jackal doesn’t exist, both Nuria and their son are traceable. The house could be the key to his ultimate capture.

There’s also a possibility that the Jackal might go back to tidy things up at the crime scene. If not, what MI6 and other agencies will find out about the Jackal is something that Season 2 will need to address right away. All the evidence in the Jackal’s home is too important to be omitted.

4Is Jackal’s Identity Exposed?

No one knows where the Jackal stands after the Season 1 finale. Bianca seems to have offered enough to expose the Jackal. The brilliant officer managed to figure out Jackal’s real identity. However, there are more office politics in play for MI6 to fully catch up with her pace in one of the best spy/espionage series.

Bianca’s death leaves a trail, but how MI6 will handle these clues is a completely different issue. There’s the possibility that her death may not have made much of a difference with all the office politics going on. On the other hand, her death might become a catalyst for the rest of the agents to treat the Jackal case with more seriousness. The state of the Jackal’s manhunt is completely unknown at this point.

3Where Is the Second Sniper?

The Jackal’s real name is Alexander Duggan. He served in the British Army in a team that took down Taliban leaders. When the Jackal was offered his first job outside the military, he had a partner. In the flashback scenes, it’s revealed that the Jackal saved his partner in the staged explosion. In the present timeline, the Jackal insists that he works alone. It’s likely that something else happened to the second sniper.

Jackal’s military partner seems to have a guilty conscience when it comes to mercenary work. The Jackal doesn’t hesitate to blow up the rest of his team, but his action likely causes a disturbance in his partner. The whereabouts of the second sniper is a mystery that Season 1 leaves for the future episodes to answer.

2Can the Jackal Stop?

Season 1 asks a philosophical question about the Jackal. Norman tells him that having a family is impossible in their line of work. The Jackal clearly doesn’t believe him. With Nuria finding out his true identity, the Jackal is thinking about retirement. He’s very hopeful about the UDC being his last job, but he’s caught up in the consequences.

There’s also the question of whether Jackal is capable of living an ordinary life. His true motivation for being an assassin is still a bit of a mystery in the show. It seems that the Jackal has enough money. Yet, he travels across Europe and carries out hits. There’s accomplishment and recognition in taking an impossible shot. Even the lives of his brothers in the military don’t mean much to him. It’s a mystery whether Jackal is truly capable of stopping.

1What Will Happen to Zina?

Zina survives an attempted assassination of her own at the end of Season 1. Being the Jackal’s main point of contact, Zina is the one who brought the UDC job to him. However, now that the job is complete, Zina becomes a target that Winthorp wants to take care of. Her survival ties her to a similar situation the Jackal is facing. Whether they will team up is another question to answer.

Season 1 isn’t the end of Zina. It also looks like she might have a bigger part to play in Season 2. Fans will be able to see how she’ll keep herself alive. Zina’s potential partnership with the Jackal also sounds very appealing.