Five years ago, Robert De Niro made his first foray into TV acting with HBO‘s “The Wizard Of Lies,” about businessman fraudster Bernie Madoff. Now, Deadline reports (via Variety) that the two-time Oscar winner has a new TV role in the works over at Netflix, a project that De Niro will also executive produce.
“Zero Day” will see De Niro in a political thriller as a former US president. Netflix has plot details under wraps, but Eric Newman and NBC News president Noah Oppenheim will pen the show. They also serve as executive producers with De Niro, journalist Michael Schmidt, and Panoramic Media‘s Jonathan Glickman.
Newman’s numerous producer credits for Netflix include “The Watcher,” “Spiderhead,” and”Project Power.” Newman also served as executive producer on “Narcos: Mexico.” As for Oppenheim, his most notable writing credit comes from Pablo Larraín‘s 2016 biopic, “Jackie.”
De Niros’ acting resume speaks for itself. He’s collected seven Academy Award nominations over a half-decade of performances, winning twice: Best Actor for “Raging Bull” and Best Supporting Actor for “The Godfather Part II.” His recent work includes “Amsterdam” and Martin Scorsese‘s upcoming film “Killers Of The Flower Moon.” In addition, he just wrapped shooting on the comedy “Inappropriate Behavior” with Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Vera Farmiga.
De Niro as President Of The United States? That sounds better than some of his recent comedic roles like “Dirty Grandpa” and “The War With Grandpa.” Stay tuned for more news on “Zero Day” as the show heads into production.