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Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.


“Truth has been weaponized.”
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.

Robert De Niro
President George Mullen

Jesse Plemons
Roger Carlson

Lizzy Caplan
Alexandra Mullen

Connie Britton
Valerie Whitesell

Joan Allen
Sheila Mullen

Bill Camp
CIA Director Jeremy Lasch

Dan Stevens
Evan Green

McKinley Belcher III
Carl Otieno

Matthew Modine
Richard Dreyer

Angela Bassett
President Evelyn Mitchell
Zero Day is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of usa president, investigation, conspiracy, miniseries, political thriller, cyberwar. Created by Michael S. Schmidt, it stars Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan. 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.
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