Despite the fact that many film and TV series premieres are planned for 2025, the winter months are the right time to rewatch those shows that for some reason we didn’t have time to see in 2024. We bring to your attention five TV series that will brighten up your evenings and drag you in with their interesting plot..

" The main roles in it were performed by Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.

According to the synopsis, the unrivaled and extremely elusive lone assassin Jackal makes his living by carrying out contract killings for the highest price.. In Munich, he assassinates German far-right politician Manfred Fest, hitting a target 3,815 meters away. Note that the series mentions Ukraine with a sniper shooting record of 3800 meters (2023), so the murder of a figure of this magnitude from a great distance becomes a priority investigation of British intelligence.

The Jackal meets his match in the person of work-obsessed MI6 agent Bianca Pullman, who begins to track the Jackal in a thrilling chase across Europe, using people for her own purposes and often without regard for moral principles.

The Jackal is a former American special forces soldier who changes his appearance beyond recognition, meticulously thinks through every murder and seems to enjoy it, although he appears impartial. At the same time, he has a wife Nuria and a child. The young woman has no idea what her husband, who is so generous and caring, but often disappears on business trips, does.

Released in November 2024, The Day of the Jackal became Sky's biggest ever original series, marking Sky's biggest debut in two years and attracting a record audience of three million viewers in its first week.

Following the success of the first season, Sky has announced that a second season of Day of the Jackal has been greenlit..

American seven-episode thriller series " Disclaimer is directed by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron and based on Renee Knight's 2015 best-selling novel of the same name..

The story centers on Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, an award-winning documentarian whose life falls apart when she receives a package containing a novel written about her.. Catherine is married to a kind but rather mediocre man named Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), with whom she lives in a luxurious London townhouse.. Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee plays their son Nicholas. A novel called "

The series jumps between past and present and is told from different points of view, meaning the viewer is never sure which version of events to trust. Cuaron's ability to juxtapose story with aesthetics, highlighted by his signature long takes, results in a masterpiece that is at once beautiful and intelligent, tense and chilling..

The series also stars Kevin Kline as vengeful widower Stephen, Lesley Manville as his heartbroken wife Nancy and rising star Louis Partridge as their son Jonathan..

Critics have given the series positive reviews, calling it "

" The show is written, directed and executive produced by Oscar-winner Steve Zaillian (The Irishman, Late Night)..

The story centers on Tom Ripley, a con man struggling to make ends meet in New York City in the early '60s.. He is hired by a shipping magnate to travel to Italy and try to convince his amateur son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home.. Accepting the order is Tom's first step into a complex life of deception, fraud and murder..

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Scott received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his performance..

Let us add that this is not the first adaptation of the novel.. There have already been several film adaptations of Highsmith's five books, including the Oscar-nominated 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley, which stars Matt Damon as Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf's rich son, and Gwyneth Paltrow as his girlfriend Marge.. In the new version, Dakota Fanning plays Marge and Johnny Flynn plays Dickie..

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is an eight-episode American spy comedy series created by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover based on the 2005 action film of the same name..

The story revolves around two lonely strangers who get jobs with a mysterious spy agency.. They are offered a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travel and a dream home in Manhattan.. The catch is that they must introduce themselves as married couple John and Jane Smith. Now married, they embark on a risky mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.. Their complicated cover story becomes even more complicated when they discover their true feelings for each other..

Starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Mr. and Mrs. Smith proved extremely popular on Prime Video, debuting as the streaming service's No. 1 series in over 130 countries.. It ranks in the top five in total viewership in the United States. The series was nominated for a total of 16 Emmy Awards..

On May 14, 2024, it was reported that Amazon had renewed the series for a second season, although it is unclear whether Glover and Erskine will return..

Presumed Innocent is an eight-part legal thriller miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turow.. This is the story of the grisly murder of lawyer Caroline Polhemus that turns the Chicago prosecutor's office on its head..

Emmy Award winner Kelly reimagines Thurow's book, exploring obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love as an accused man fights to save his family and marriage.. The series was written by David E.. Kelly.

Jake Gyllenhaal played prosecutor Rusty Sabich, whose mistress was murdered Carolyn. He takes on the investigation, but soon becomes the main suspect..

The show was generally received positively by critics, and the series was renewed for a second season in July 2024..

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