Zero Day
Truth has been weaponized.
Created by Noah Oppenheim, Eric Newman, Michael S. Schmidt
On Netflix
A paranoid political thriller about institutional corruption and information warfare, undermined by self-aware awareness of its own genre clichés.
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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- StreamNetflix
Questions people ask
Is Zero Day scary? Yes. More frightening than 89% of series.
Does Zero Day leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Zero Day easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Zero Day sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Zero Day violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Everything like Zero Day, and what each one shares →
Like Zero Day
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Zero Day
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Zero Day, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Zero Day, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Zero Day, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
