Angela Bassett and Robert De Niro team up to solve the crime of the century in the trailer for Netflix limited series Zero Day.
The streamer released the first official teaser for the upcoming conspiracy thriller on Monday, Dec. 23.
The video shows the destruction after a devastating cyberattack claims 3,402 lives around the country.
“Plane crashes, train derailments, total chaos,” De Niro says in the video. “Whoever is responsible for this attack, they’re dangerous and they say they’re going to do this again.”
The Oscar-winning actor plays a former president tasked with finding the perpetrators before they inflict more damage.
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Bassett co-stars as the current president. She tells De Niro Congress has authorized special powers to do whatever it takes to find those responsible.
“We’re just gonna grab people off the streets without warrants?” De Niro asks.
“Actually, you are,” Bassett tells him.
“People believe what they want to believe. The truth is the truth, but it’s not always the most important thing,” she says.
The star-studded cast also includes Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, and Lizzy Caplan.
Guest stars are Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg, and McKinley Belcher III.
The series is created and executive produced by Eric Newman (Narcos and Narcos: Mexico), Noah Oppenheim (Jackie and The Maze Runner), and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Schmidt.
Additional executive producers are Jonathan Glickman and Robert De Niro.
The series includes six one-hour episodes.
Zero Day begins streaming Feb. 20, 2025 on Netflix.
Below are additional details on the cast:
Robert De Niro as George Mullen
Beloved former President Mullen comes out of retirement to lead a commission tasked with investigating a potential world crisis.
Angela Bassett as President Mitchell
President Mitchell is a brilliant and perceptive political tactician who has an allegiance to Mullen.
Joan Allen as Sheila Mullen
This Former First Lady has had to put her professional ambitions on the back burner due to her husband’s political career, but now she’s a nominee to the federal bench.
Connie Britton as Valerie Whitesell
Valerie is an intelligent political operative who served as Mullen’s former Chief of Staff.
Lizzy Caplan as Alexandra Mullen
The daughter of Mullen, this young congresswoman is hoping to distance herself from her father’s political legacy.
Jesse Plemons as Roger Carlson
As Mullen’s former “body man,” Roger is returning to the national stage with his old boss.
Dan Stevens as Evan Green
As the charismatic loudmouth and TV host of a wildly popular political program, Green becomes a thorn in George Mullen’s side as his most outspoken critic and chief public antagonist.
Matthew Modine as Richard Dreyer
Richard Dreyer is a confident, colorful public figure and an adept politician. He holds the position of the Speaker of the House.
Bill Camp as CIA Director Lasche
This ultimate insider knows all the secrets and can either be a dangerous enemy or a valuable friend to Mullen.
McKinley Belcher III as Carl Lopez
Carl Lopez is a tough, brilliant DOJ lawyer who serves as the Zero Day Commission’s lead investigator.
Gaby Hoffmann as Monica Kidder
Monica Kidder is known both as a Silicon Valley billionaire with brilliant vision and a soulless technocrat with the plan and means to control it.
Clark Gregg as Robert Lyndon
A corporate raider, provocateur, and billionaire, Lyndon has mastered the dark arts of political manipulation.
Mark Ivanir as Natan
Natan is an intelligence operative and Mullen confidant from an era when intelligence still mattered.
