Robert De Niro is the face of Netflix's Zero Day, but his star power and talent aren't enough to earn the 2025 TV show a "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes. The political thriller limited series, created by Eric Newman,

As former U.S. president turned special commission investigator George Mullen ( Robert De Niro) delivers a climactic closing speech in the final scene of Netflix's new political thriller Zero Day, it's this admission that gets to the heart of the show's message about the importance of truth in today's world.

Robert De Niro’s first lead role in a TV series is this Netflix political drama, which finds America at war with an unknown entity. When a cyber-attack plunges the country in chaos and kills thousands former President George Mullen (De Niro) is called back into service to lead the Zero Day committee,