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Netflix partners with movie legend Robert de Niro for a new thriller miniseries, Day zerowith the actor reportedly starring in and producing.

from netflix Day zero is created, produced and written by eric newman and Noah Oppenheim, with the story coming from Newman. Newman is a prominent producer and writer for Netflix, having been part of productions such as Narcos, The Vigilante, Rebel Moon, Spiderhead, and more. Oppenheim wrote scripts for The maze runner, Jackie, and Loyal. Leslie Linka Glatter (Homeland, Mad Men, Love and Death) will direct all episodes and executive produce

You can take a look at Newman’s upcoming Netflix projects here, and we recently revealed that Netflix was looking to produce. primitive american with Newman and Peter Berg.

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Oppenheim, journalist and author Michael Schmidt and Jonathan Glickman of Panoramic Media will also executive produce with De Niro. Here’s Everything We Know About Netflix Day zero:


What is the plot of Day zero?

plot details for Day zero are kept secret but Variety reports that De Niro will play a former US president in the political thriller. In March 2023, Deadline provided a logline for the series:

Day zero asks the question on everyone’s mind: how do we find the truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly torn apart by forces beyond our control? And in an age rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how many of those forces are the product of our own actions, perhaps even our own imaginations?


who is cast in Day zero?

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As of December 2022, only robert deniro He is known for being among the cast of Netflix’s Zero Day. It will be the first series regular role for the Oscar-winning actor, who has had countless iconic roles over the years, including The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and many more. As mentioned above, De Niro will play a former President of the United States.

For Netflix, de Niro played the lead role in the Oscar-nominated the Irish.


What is the production status of Day zero?

At the moment Netflix Day zero The series is in very early development, where the scripts are being written. It will be quite some time before it goes into production, which could end up happening sometime in 2023.


How many episodes will there be in Day zero?

In March 2023, Netflix confirmed that Zero Day will consist of 6 one-hour episodes.


What is the Netflix release date? Day zero?

As the series is still in the very early stages of development, it’s too early to talk about release dates, but perhaps we could estimate sometime in 2024.