Robert De Niro Netflix series ‘Zero Day’ sets premiere date
The new Netflix drama series ‘Zero Day’ starring Robert De Niro has set its official premiere date.
The conspiracy thriller series will debut on the streamer on February 20. Variety exclusively reported that the series was in the works in 2022.
The six-episode series also stars Angela Bassett, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens and Matthew Modine. Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg and McKinley Belcher III will guest star.
The official logline states that De Niro will star as “respected former U.S. President George Mullen, who as head of the Zero Day Commission is tasked with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has wreaked havoc across the country and left thousands dead.” has caused. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambitions of tech, Wall Street and government power brokers collide, Mullen’s unflinching quest for the truth forces him to confront his own dark secrets while putting everything he holds dear at risk. game.”
“Zero Day” was co-created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael S. Schmidt. All three also serve as executive producers. Newman and Oppenheim are also writers and co-showrunners. De Niro also produces and stars. Lesli Linka Glatter directs and executive produces, while Jonathan Glickman also serves as executive producer.
‘Zero Day’ marks the first regular television role of De Niro’s career, although he has received multiple Emmy nominations during his career, including one for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series for the HBO film ‘Wizard of Lies’ , in which he played Bernie Madoff.