‘Zero Day’ trailer sees Robert De Niro and Angela Bassett vs. cyberattack

Robert De Niro is a former U.S. president tracking down the villains behind a massive cyberattack in Zero Day, Netflix’s upcoming limited series that feels a little too real.

The screen legend plays former POTUS George Mullen, now head of the so-called Zero Day Commission, a task force racing to find those responsible for the attack. He’s dragging civilians off the street without a warrant under the current president’s (Angela Bassett) orders. He’s being attacked by dodgy misinformation-spreading YouTubers (Dan Stevens). He’s trying to keep secrets from his past good and buried. It’s a lot for Mullen, and he could crack at any moment.

Written and executive produced by Narcos‘ Eric Newman and former NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, Zero Day promises a political thriller with an outrageously awarded cast: De Niro, Bassett, and Stevens are joined by Jesse Plemons, Connie Britton, Lizzy Caplan, Bill Camp, Matthew Modine, Joan Allen, Gaby Hoffmann, and Clark Gregg.

Zero Day is streaming on Netflix on Feb. 20.