Robert De Niro Set To Star in New Netflix Thriller Series ZERO DAY
Robert De Niro is set to star in a Netflix limited series titled Zero Day and it’s the first regular TV role that the actor has ever taken on. The thriller will consist of six episodes and they will all be helmed by Lesli Linka Glatter, who also executive produces the series.
The series “asks the question on everyone’s mind — how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?”
The show was written by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim and the two created it along with Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Schmidt. They are all producers on the show.
Newman said in a statement: “I am a lifelong fan of Robert De Niro. To have him as a producing partner and star in this show is beyond my wildest dreams. And Lesli Linka Glatter has directed so many of my favorite episodes of television; she was our clear first choice to direct this show. I am grateful to Netflix for their continued faith and support and thrilled to be in business with the amazing creative team of Noah, Lesli, and Jonathan on this timely (and terrifying) series.”
Oppenheim added that Michael S. Schmidt and “the stories that kept him up at night” served as early inspiration, and added: “To see this ripped-from-reality thriller come to life, starring the legendary Robert De Niro, is more than we could have hoped.”
Peter Friedlander, vice president of scripted series for Netflix in the US and Canada said: “Zero Day is a shrewd, heart-pounding conspiracy thriller that will keep audiences at the edge of their seat. What an honor to have this A-list caliber of talent assembled, led by the iconic Robert De Niro and brought to life by the unrivaled talents of Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, Lesli Linka Glatter and Michael S. Schmidt.”