The primary trailer, photos, and launch date for James Wan’s upcoming collection The Copenhagen Check have been revealed. After James Wan’s quite a few horror franchises, he’s now an govt producer for Peacock’s upcoming science-fiction espionage thriller. The present follows intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), whose mind has been hacked.
This permits the mysterious hackers to see and listen to every thing that Hale experiences 24/7, placing him in a troublesome place whereas being caught between the shadow company he works for and the hackers. Alongside Liu, who can also be an govt producer, Scream star Melissa Barrera is a collection common.
In the course of the present’s New York Comedian Con panel, it was introduced that The Copenhagen Check will premiere on Peacock on December 27. The trailer reveals Hale declaring that he would by no means knowingly betray his personal nation. That is adopted by a shot of a automotive being destroyed in a fiery explosion.
Hale is instructed that if he’s suspected of being compromised, he’s already nearly as good as lifeless. A montage then ensues of Hale and Barrera’s character, Michelle, combating their enemies and being bodily intimate with one another, together with Hale telling the digicam that he’s not sure of who he can belief anymore. Take a look at the trailer under:
Along with the trailer, photos have been launched, which present Hale holding a gun whereas being pursued by armed people, sprinting by a practice aisle, trying intently at Michelle, and being positioned back-to-back to her in a library.
Together with Wan, Liu, and Barrera, the present’s inventive crew consists of Thomas Brandon (Legacies) and Jennifer Yale (See and Outlander), who’re co-showrunners. The opposite collection regulars are Sinclair Daniel (Insidious: The Purple Door), Brian D’Arcy James (13 Causes Why), Mark O’Brien (Prepared or Not), and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair).
Liu’s most publicized upcoming position is as a part of the Avengers: Doomsday forged, the place he’ll reprise the position of the superhero Shang-Chi. The Copenhagen Check provides a unique sort of starring automobile for Liu, the place he will get to be the protagonist as an alternative of being a part of a large ensemble.
A number of Peacock reveals have been hits this yr, together with Poker Face season 2 and The Workplace spinoff The Paper, and The Copenhagen Check might be part of them following its December 27 debut. Two well-known stars, the involvement of Wan, and mixing the favored science-fiction and espionage thriller genres bodes nicely for the present’s success.