Robert De Niro’s new Netflix thriller series has become a global success. One of the greatest actors of all time,De Niro has been nominatedfor a whopping nine Academy Awards over his illustrious career forTaxi Driver,The Deer Hunter,Awakenings,Silver Linings Playbook,The Irishman, andKillers of the Flower Moon, winning two forThe Godfather Part IIandRaging Bull. Though he is perhaps best known for gangster dramas, De Niro has proven to be incredibly versatile throughout his career, with one of his Oscar-nominated performances coming in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 thrillerCape Fear.
De Niro has starred in several thrillers throughout his nearly 60-year acting career, including arguably one of the greatest crime thrillers of all time –Michael Mann’sHeat. A year later, he starred in Tony Scott’s sports thrillerThe Fan. During the early 2000s, De Niro starred in several more thrillers, which happened to coincide with a slump in his career, with15 Minutes,The Good Shepherd, andRighteous Killall receiving largely negative reviews from critics. Now, after focusing on film for much of his career,De Niro has taken on his first major role in a television series.
Zero Day Becomes A Global Success On Netflix
It Ranks 2nd For This Week
Zero Dayhas become a global success on Netflix. Created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt,Netflix’s new political thriller series stars Robert De Niro as a former U.S. president taskedwith leading an investigation into a devastating cyberattack that has crippled transportation and power infrastructure across the country.Zero Day’s castalso includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, McKinley Belcher III, Angela Bassett, and Matthew Modine.
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Now, a few days after its release on February 20, Robert De Niro’s new series has become a global success onNetflix.Zero Dayranks second on Netflix’s Global Top 10 shows this weekwith 19.1 million views, behind onlyAmerican Murder: Gabby Petitoseason 1. It ranks aboveThe Search For Instagram’s Worst Con Artistseason 1,Love Is Blindseason 8,Cobra Kaiseason 6,Gabby’s Dollhouseseason 11,The Night Agentseason 2,Court of Goldseason 1,Apple Cider Vinegar,andRaw: 2025for February 17.
Zero Dayis in Netflix’s Top 10 in 92 countries and is the No. 1 show in 43 countries this week, including France, India, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil.
What Zero Day’s Netflix Success Means For Robert De Niro
His First Major Role In A TV Series Is A Resounding Success
Zero Dayreviewshave been mixed, indicated by its 54% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics praising Robert De Niro and its star-studded cast for bringing gravitas to the show, though its story is a bit too over-the-top for the serious tone it strives for. However, withZero Daydominating Netflix’s global chart, it’s enough to call De Niro’s first major role in a TV series a resounding success.Zero Dayshould remain De Niro’s only major TV show for quite some time since it’s being billed as a limited series, with no season 2 in the foreseeable future.
