Netflix counts down to Zero Day

Netflix counts down to Zero Day


By Michael Pickard
November 25, 2024

First Look

FIRST LOOK: Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett and Lizzy Caplan head the cast of Zero Day, a Netflix limited series debuting in February 2025 that is set in the aftermath of a devastating cyber attack on the US.

De Niro plays respected former US president George Mullen, who as head of the Zero Day Commission is charged with finding the perpetrators of the 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.

The cast also includes Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, Dan Stevens, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, and Clark Gregg.

Zero Day comes from creators and writers Eric Newman, Michael S Schmidt and Noah Oppenheim, and is directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

Executive producers are Glatter, Schmidt, Newman, Oppenheim, De Niro and Jonathan Glickman.

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