Netflix has released a teaser for its limited series Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro in his first regular series role.
The thriller features De Niro as George Mullen, a former president who, in the wake of a devastating cyber attack, is appointed by the current president (Angela Bassett) to lead a commission tasked with finding who’s behind the attack. She tells Mullen that Congress will give the commission powers of “surveillance [and] search and seizure.”
“So they’re just gonna grab people off the streets without warrants,” he replies. “Actually, you are,” she replies. Later, the president says, “People believe what they need to believe. The truth is the truth, but it’s not always the most important thing” — hinting at the conspiracy-thriller elements of the show.
Watch the teaser below.
Netflix ordered Zero Day in March 2023, with De Niro attached as star and executive producer. Eric Newman (Narcos), Noah Oppenheim (a former president of NBC News) and New York Times writer Michael S. Schmidt created the series; all three are also executive producers, and Newman and Oppenheim are co-showrunners for the six-episode drama.
Along with De Niro and Bassett, the cast includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton and Matthew Modine; Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg and McKinley Belcher III have guest roles.
The logline for Zero Day reads, “Respected former U.S. President George Mullen, as head of the Zero Day Commission, is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street, and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth forces him to confront his own dark secrets while risking all he holds dear.”
Director Lesli Linka Glatter and Jonathan Glickman also executive produce with Newman, Oppenheim, Schmidt and De Niro. Zero Day is set to premiere Feb. 20.
Source: Hollywoodreporter
