Zero Day (American TV series)
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Zero Day is an American political thriller television series created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt for Netflix, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, and starring Robert De Niro and Lizzy Caplan. It is described as a political conspiracy thriller centering on a devastating global cyberattack.[1] It premiered on February 20, 2025.[2]
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| Genre | Political thriller |
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| Showrunner | Eric Newman |
| Directed by | Lesli Linka Glatter |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 43–58 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 20, 2025 |
Cast
Main
- Robert De Niro as George Mullen, a popular former President who is put in charge of the Zero Day Commission
- Lizzy Caplan as Alexandra Mullen, a Congresswoman from New York's 10th District and estranged daughter of George and Sheila Mullen, later chair of the Zero Day Commission Oversight Committee
- Jesse Plemons as Roger Carlson, a skilled but troubled political operative working as a body man for Mullen
- Joan Allen as Sheila Mullen, a judge and former First Lady nominated for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
- Connie Britton as Valerie Whitesell, the Zero Day Commission chief of staff who served as White House Chief of Staff in the Mullen Administration
- Bill Camp as Jeremy Lasch, the Director of the CIA
- Dan Stevens as Evan Green, a popular and radical political commentator and host of The Evan Green Show who becomes Mullen's most outspoken critic
- Angela Bassett as President Evelyn Mitchell, the incumbent president who appoints Mullen as head of the Zero Day Commission
- Matthew Modine as Richard Dreyer, the Speaker of the House and a United States Representative from Ohio
- McKinley Belcher III as Carl Otieno, an Assistant United States Attorney and Zero Day Commission lead investigator
Recurring
- Clark Gregg as Robert Lyndon, a Wall Street billionaire, corporate businessman and political influencer affiliated with Carlson
- Gaby Hoffmann as Monica Kidder, a Silicon Valley tech mogul and CEO of Panoply, subject to an anti-trust investigation
- Mark Ivanir as Natan, a former Mossad operative who provides intelligence to Mullen
- Mozhan Navabi as Melissa Kornblau, the Communications Director and head of public relations for the Zero Day Commission
- Hannah Gross as Anna Sindler, a publisher assisting Mullen with his memoirs
- Cuyle Carvin as Special Agent Tom McCarthy, the leader of Mullen's Secret Service detail
- Eden Lee as Special Agent Angela Kim, head of the FBI National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force
- Ryan Spahn as Blake 'Leon' Felton, a member of The Reapers, a radical left wing terrorist organisation
- Colin Donnell as Erik Hayes
Synopsis
A trustworthy former President is tapped to lead an investigation into a devastating cyberattack.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Teleplay by : Noah Oppenheim & Eric Newman Story by : Noah Oppenheim & Eric Newman & Michael Schmidt | February 20, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Noah Oppenheim & Eric Newman | February 20, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Roberto Patino | February 20, 2025 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Eli Attie | February 20, 2025 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Dee Johnson | February 20, 2025 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Noah Oppenheim & Eric Newman | February 20, 2025 |
Production
Development
It was reported in November 2022 that Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt had conceived of the story, with Newman and Oppenheim writing the pilot script. With Robert De Niro attached to star, he would also serve as executive producer alongside Newman, Oppenheim, Jonathan Glickman of Panoramic Media, and Schmidt.[3] The project was confirmed as greenlit by Netflix on March 1, 2023.[4] Lesli Linka Glatter would direct.[5] The series was released on February 20, 2025.[2]
Casting
In April 2023, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, and Connie Britton were revealed to have joined the cast.[1] In December 2023, Bill Camp, Matthew Modine, Dan Stevens, McKinley Belcher III, Gaby Hoffmann, Mark Ivanir and Clark Gregg joined the cast.[6] In February 2024, Mozhan Navabi joined the cast.[7]
Filming
An application for filming a train crash was submitted in Westchester County, New York for July 2023.[8][9] Filming had started in and around New York but production was suspended with crew and cast sent home in June 2023 due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[10] Production resumed by that December.[6]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 54% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 61 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Zero Day has plenty of gravitas thanks to its all-star cast led by Robert De Niro, but this high-concept series' plotting is a little too goofy for it to take itself so seriously."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described this portrayal of a "good man struggling to do the right thing in a world that offers corruption at worst, and only compromise at best."[13]
The Hollywood Reporter described the series in an unflattering review as "the New York Times Opinion section brought to life in its barely left-tilting centrism."[14]
"Tech oligarchs, the gerontocracy, podcasters spouting misinformation and the erosion of civil liberties all blur into a muddy soup that's adjacent to relevancy without ever achieving it", according to a review in Variety.[15]
References
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