Zero Day
- Mar 6
- 2 min read
Zero Day asks the question on everyone’s mind -- how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?
Film legend Robert De Niro (who serves as an executive producer on the series) leads a star-studded cast in his first starring TV series role.
In terms of casting, Eric Newman (known for American Primeval, Griselda, The Watcher, Narcos, Narcos: Mexico), who created and executive produced the series alongside Noah Oppenheim (The Today Show, Jackie, The Thing About Pam, The Maze Runner) and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Schmidt, experienced great fortune. "No one turned us down, which is quite rare," Newman shared with Netflix. Jonathan Glickman and Lesli Linka Glatter are also executive producers, with Glatter directing all six episodes of the series.
In this political thriller, De Niro portrays esteemed ex-US President George Mullen, who leads the Zero Day Commission tasked with identifying those responsible for a catastrophic cyberattack that has unleashed chaos and resulted in thousands of deaths nationwide. Amidst widespread disinformation and the clashing personal ambitions of power players in technology, Wall Street, and government, Mullen's quest for truth compels him to face his own dark secrets, putting everything he values at risk.
Completing the cast with De Niro is what Caplan describes as an impressive "murderer's row" of talent. "Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Connie Britton, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Modine, Joan Allen, Jesse Plemons, Gaby Hoffmann, all great," De Niro stated.
Zero Day is currently streaming on Netflix.
