Before 'The Day of the Jackal,' Eddie Redmayne Was a Haunted Soldier in This Dark WWI Miniseries

If, like the rest of us, you can't get over Eddie Redmayne's chameleon-like portrayal of a masterful assassin juggling an ice-cold killer's touch with the sensibility of a devoted family man, then we've got good news. There's an underrated show that you need to watch while waiting for the next season of The Day of the Jackal. Written by Abi Morgan and directed by Philip Martin, Birdsong is a historical drama that was released in 2012 and features Redmayne, Clémence Poésy, Richard Madden, Joseph Mawle, and Matthew Goode. Adapted from Sebastian Faulks's novel of the same name, the two-part series is the story of Stephen Wraysford, a WWI soldier struggling to survive the unpredictable nature of trench warfare as he looks back on the unfulfilled promise of a romance that went awry.