Based on its teaser, Zero Day appears to be about a cyber attack on the United States—one bad enough to cause plane crashes and train derailments—and the lengths governmental powers will go to to give people (the illusion of) safety.

Netflix ordered Zero Day in March 2023, with De Niro attached as star and executive producer. Eric Newman ( Narcos ), Noah Oppenheim (a former president of NBC News) and New York Times writer Michael S. Schmidt created the series; all three are also executive producers, and Newman and Oppenheim are co-showrunners for the six-episode drama.

Two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro plays a former president in the upcoming Netflix limited drama "Zero Day."

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