Miniseries · Netflix
Zero Day
Truth has been weaponized.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Robert De Niro
President George Mullen
6 eps
Jesse Plemons
Roger Carlson
6 eps
Lizzy Caplan
Alexandra Mullen
6 eps
Connie Britton
Valerie Whitesell
6 eps
Joan Allen
Sheila Mullen
6 eps
Bill Camp
CIA Director Jeremy Lasch
6 eps
Dan Stevens
Evan Green
6 eps
McKinley Belcher III
Carl Otieno
6 eps
Matthew Modine
Richard Dreyer
6 eps
Angela Bassett
President Evelyn Mitchell
6 eps
Mark Ivanir
Natan
3 eps
Clark Gregg
Robert Lyndon
2 eps
Hannah Gross
Anna Sindler
1 eps
Geoffrey Cantor
Hector Franklin
1 eps
Nikita Bogolyubov
Alexi Lebedev
2 eps
Cuyle Carvin
Agent Tom McCarthy
5 eps
Gaby Hoffmann
Monica Kidder
3 eps
Mozhan Navabi
Melissa Kornblau
5 eps
Jay Klaitz
Tim Pennington
5 eps
Jasjit Williams
Patrick O'Keefe
1 eps
Eden Lee
Angela Kim
4 eps
Jorge Luna
General Tom Myles
2 eps
Mike McGowan
Field Ops Commander
4 eps
Colin Donnell
Erik Hayes
1 eps
Fredric Lehne
Schreier
2 eps
Jackson Eick
Nick Mullen
3 eps
Wolf Blitzer
Celebrity Anchor #1
3 eps
Nicolle Wallace
Celebrity Anchor #2
3 eps
Varak Baronian
Uri
2 eps
Don Clark Williams
Red Network Anchor
3 eps
Lia Lando
Cityview Anchor
2 eps
Derrick J. Smith
Young Man (Wayne)
3 eps
Andre Da Silva
Motorcade Driver
4 eps
Will Vought
TV Analyst #1
3 eps
Johnath Davis
White House Aide
5 eps
Nick Denning
Secret Service in Helicopter
3 eps
Patrick Boll
Security Officer
2 eps
Erick McAllister
Bald Man
4 eps
Savannah Guthrie
Celebrity Anchor #3
3 eps
Siobhan Darrow
Blue Network Anchor #1
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Zero Day actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Zero Day reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
Former President George Mullen's comfortable retirement is upended after he's asked to lead an investigation into a horrific cyberattack.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
S01E05
Episode 5
A personal tragedy reopens old wounds for the Mullen family. Speaker Dreyer pushes for a change in leadership. Sheila testifies before Congress.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Dee Johnson
S01E02
Episode 2
Mullen's commission investigates a hacking ring. President Mitchell weighs retaliation. A powerful figure has demands for Roger.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim
S01E04
Episode 4
A shock to the financial system increases scrutiny on Mullen's commission. Valerie investigates Proteus. Roger must make a difficult choice.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Eli Attie
S01E03
Episode 3
Mullen's initial arrests draw blowback from the public — especially TV pundit Evan Green. Alex faces pressure to investigate her father.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Roberto Patino
S01E06
Episode 6
A new threat creates further unrest across the nation. As he narrows in on the culprit, Mullen is faced with an agonizing decision.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Roberto Patino
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Dee Johnson
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jonathan GlickmanExecutive Producer
- Michael S. SchmidtExecutive Producer
- Eric NewmanExecutive Producer
- Noah OppenheimExecutive Producer
- Robert De NiroExecutive Producer
- Tim KingProducer
Writing
- Eric NewmanWriter
- Noah OppenheimWriter
- Dee JohnsonWriter
- Eli AttieWriter
- Roberto PatinoWriter
Direction
- Lesli Linka GlatterDirector
Cinematography
- John ConroyDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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