Zero Day (TV series)

Zero Day is an upcoming political thriller television series for Netflix, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Robert De Niro and Lizzy Caplan, with production from creators and showrunners Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim. It is described as a political conspiracy thriller centering on a devastating global cyberattack.

Main

 * Robert De Niro as George Mullen
 * Lizzy Caplan as Alexandra Mullen
 * Jesse Plemons as Roger Carlson
 * Joan Allen as Sheila Mullen
 * Connie Britton as Valerie Whitesell
 * Bill Camp as Director Lasch
 * Dan Stevens as Evan Green
 * Angela Bassett as President Mitchell
 * Matthew Modine as Richard Dreyer
 * McKinley Belcher III as Carl Otieno

Recurring

 * Clark Gregg as Robert Lyndon
 * Gaby Hoffmann as Monica Kidder
 * Mark Ivanir as Natan
 * Mozhan Navabi as Melissa Kornblau
 * Cuyle Carvin as Agent Tom McCarthy
 * Eden Lee as Special Agent Angela Kim

Production
It was revealed in November 2022 that Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim had worked on the story with Micheal Schmidt with Newman and Oppenheim writing the script. With De Niro attached to star, he was also an executive producer along with Newman, Oppenheim and Jonathan Glickman of Panoramic Media and Schmidt. The project was confirmed as Greenlit by Netflix on March 1, 2023. Lesli Linka Glatter is directing.

Casting
In April 2023, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen and Connie Britton were revealed to have joined the cast. In December 2023, Bill Camp, Matthew Modine, Dan Stevens, McKinley Belcher III, Gaby Hoffmann, Mark Ivanir and Clark Gregg joined the cast. In February 2024, Mozhan Navabi joined the cast.

Filming
Application for filming a train crash was submitted in Westchester County, New York for July 2023. 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.