By Ellite Times Team A TV Series That Is Either A Hit Or A Miss
One of the Netflix’s latest offerings in terms of limited tv series production is Zero Day cast none other than big superstar Robert De Niro and this series seems to have gathered a huge following having in mind the mild rating and reception from the public especially critics. At 54%, the score hardly even registered on the thermometer and it is ranked after only the Gabby Petito docuseries with regard to the number of viewers, creating a situation in which popularity is not quite what one receives from critical evaluations.
Would Zero Day Ever Come Back For Another Limited Series?
Even if Zero Day is noted as a limited series, experience shows most of the times successful series tend to exceed this limit. And this has been very true for other few instances like Shogun and The White Lotus where they were initially developed as single seasons but later expanded. Expressing their views on the strong chances of more seasons, the co-creators Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim as well as De Niro for that matter were open to the but yet said there are no plans in place here and now. More so, De Niro gave some insight about a possible template for a follow-up even though he pointed out how much the team is fond of working together.
The Cost Involved in Resuscitating Zero Day
One of the major constraints for getting into another installment is the amount of money involved. Particularly with De Niro enjoying more salaries than any other cast member, this indicates some expensive venture. Moreover, the financial implications of the show being such quality and broad make it a business risk for Netflix to green light another season.
A Political Thriller For The Time That Contains The Right Stuff
The political thriller is in the likes prior to electronics, especially with some today politics such as cyber-posing, political risk and organized deformation. Zero Day is mainly driven by efforts by George Mullen (De Niro) the former president of America to find out what happened when the country is shut from the internet after a massive cyber-attack results in thousands of deaths. It is so in particular when he is submerged in his work in addition the circumstances-the character becomes hallucinatory and paranoid reasons which raise debates over the sanity of the action and assail.
The Return Of The Conspiracy Mystery Genre Continues
Characterizing such projects, producer Eric Newman claims that under such conditions, reasoning goes even more towards the interests of these genres. The audiences have seen, for example, series such as Homeland and films along the lines of The Parallax View, and this one belongs to the tradition of Zero Day. The point of focus is how liberties can be altered in astute sly moves under the guys of security and how far fear can push people to threaten their own necks?
Twists, Betrayals, and a Divided Nation
The twist in this series is that Speaker of the House Richard Dreyer instigated the cyber attack. He believed that it will be a beneficial event in that faith in the government would be reinstated. Much to his dismay, Mullen’s own daughter Alexandra was in the conspiracy, however she agreed initially knowing that it was just a short tactic to bring the nation together. Following the investigation, Mullen begins to be associated with pressure from other quarters, as was deception, and the question of whether how far should one go to tell the truth.
A Sentimental Conclusion with Expectations There After
The end provides a powerful lesson on the essence of honesty and sincerity. Eventually, Mullen opts to reveal the group’s organizers on national TV, even if it means facing personal and social repercussions. To do so is to fight corruption, and oppose the undemocratic practices appear appropriate. The program ends on a bittersweet note and yet a positive note all the same; there is hope that truth will not be completely eradicate from a relatively scarred community.
Will There Be More Zero Day?
In December 2018, Zero Day sews up its core story, bur keeps its central themes alive, therefore bears the potential to have sequels. As to whether the company will give the go ahead for extra episodes or not, it is perhaps subject to the response and commercial viability in the case of Netflix. For all that, Zero Day is here to stay as it is a great psychological thriller and mystery that sheds some light on how a society can be governed and inundated by media.