Zero Day (American TV series)

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Zero Day
Genre Political thriller
Created by
ShowrunnerEric Newman
Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert De Niro
  • Eric Newman
  • Noah Oppenheim
  • Jonathan Glickman
  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • Michael Schmidt
Production companies
  • Panoramic Media
  • Grand Electric Productions
Original release
Network Netflix

Zero Day is an upcoming 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 will premiere on February 20, 2025. [2]

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Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

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 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]

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]

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