“Day of the Jackal,” the Eddie Redmayne-fronted TV spy series that became a ratings smash for both Sky and Peacock last year, has a new lead writer for its second series.

Ronan Bennett , who created the show, produced by Carnival Films and a modern day interpretation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel and its hit 1973 film adaptation about a globe-trotting assassin and the intelligence officer on his tail, is stepping back from his writing duties due to other commitments but will continue to exec produce.

For Bennett’s replacement, Carnival has turned to David Harrower, who created its critically acclaimed “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth” drama starring Colin Firth and chronicling the decades-long quest to find the culprits of 1988’s Pam Am Flight 103 bombing. “Lockerbie” was also aired by b

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