The Diplomat fans will love Robert De Niro's Netflix show in February 2025

If you can believe it, there's still something Robert De Niro hasn't accomplished in his long and successful acting career: Television! The Academy Award winner hasn't ever played a series regular role in a television series until, well, now. De Niro plays the leading role in Netflix's upcoming political thriller limited series Zero Day, which officially has a release date.

Netflix revealed that Zero Day premieres on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, and it's sure to become of the biggest Netflix original series of the year. In the series, De Niro plays a former United States president, who's leading the Zero Day Commission's inquest into a deadly cyber attack on the country, all while grappling with the skeletons hiding in his own closet.

Check out the limited series' official synopsis via Netflix's press release:

"ZERO DAY is a limited series starring Robert De Niro as respected former U.S. President George Mullen, who, as head of the Zero Day Commission, is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street, and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth forces him to confront his own dark secrets while risking all he holds dear."

As of late, Netflix has found overwhelming success with political and conspiracy thriller series like The Night Agent and The Diplomat. If you're a fan of Keri Russell's gripping political drama especially, you're not going to want to miss binge-watching Zero Day. Below, we're sharing more information about the series, including its episode count, cast, and more!

Zero Day begins streaming in February 2025

As mentioned above, Zero Day begins streaming worldwide on Netflix on Feb. 20, 2025 as one of the early hits in the new year. The limited series follows, one month later, the release of The Night Agent season 2 on Jan. 23 and one week after the series finale of Cobra Kai on Feb. 13. For those wondering, Zero Day's release falls on the week of President's Day.

Since it's a limited series, the episode count will naturally be shorter than your average streaming series season, also because of it's all-star cast. Zero Day contains six episodes, which makes for a breezy weekend binge-watch that will have you on the edge of your seat. Each episode will be about an hour in length, not unlike the aforementioned The Diplomat's second season.

Here's who stars in the show

As if Robert De Niro leading the series wasn't enough star power, Zero Day features A-list talent and familiar faces from top to bottom. Angela Bassett stars in the limited series as the President of the United States, while Joan Allen and Lizzy Caplan play De Niro's wife and daughter. Friday Night Lights stars Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons reunite in supporting roles, too.

Check out the full cast list below:

• Robert De Niro as George Mullen (former US President)
• Angela Bassett as President Evelyn Mitchell (current US President)
• Jesse Plemons as Roger Carlson (Mullen's former aide, current fixer)
• Lizzy Caplan as Alexandra Mullen (New York congresswoman, Mullen's daughter)
• Connie Britton as Valerie Whitesell (Mullen's former chief of staff, current political operative)
• Joan Allen as Sheila Mullen (Mullen's wife, Alexandra's mother)
• Matthew Modine as Richard Dreyer (speaker of the house)
• Dan Stevens as Evan Green (political TV show host)
• McKinley Belcher III as Carl Otieno (department of justice lawyer)
• Clark Gregg as Robert Lyndon (corporate billionaire)
• Mark Ivanir as Natan (intelligence operative)
• Bill Camp as Director Lasch
• Gaby Hoffmann as Monica Kidder

As of the show's release date announcement in November 2024, Netflix has not yet released any footage from the series in either a teaser or a full trailer. Some sort of clip will likely drop closer to the release date, so make sure to bookmark this page. We'll share any teasers, trailers, and new information that Netflix announces.

Stay tuned for more Zero Day news and updates from Netflix Life!