Simu Liu As Mind-Hacked Spy

The primary official trailer for The Copenhagen Take a look at has debuted. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu leads the espionage thriller collection as Alexander Hale, an intelligence analyst who discovers that his mind has been hacked. The Copenhagen Take a look at‘s first-look photographs and a teaser trailer have been beforehand launched in October.

Now, Peacock has launched the primary official trailer for the collection, which begins with Alexander being questioned about his loyalty and requested how lengthy he has been committing treason in opposition to the U.S. authorities. This results in the revelation that his mind has been hacked. The mysterious hackers can see and listen to every little thing he does and have used the unfiltered entry to his mind to show him into an unsuspecting mole.

Alexander’s superiors resolve to maintain the hack open. One in all their operatives, Michelle (Melissa Barrera), fakes a romantic relationship with Alexander as a part of the bigger plan to attract out the enemy hackers and show his allegiance.

The vast majority of the following footage sees Alexander and Michelle preventing through hand-to-hand fight with quite a few enemies. Alexander additionally data himself vowing that he did not betray his nation, demanding an unseen particular person to clarify why they selected him, and Michelle declaring that “We both save the mission, or save his life.” Watch the trailer beneath:

The trailer highlights the fragile line that Alexander and Michelle need to navigate as they stability survival, their allegiances, the mission, and their very own private emotions. That is poised to change into particularly difficult after they have to decide on between the mission or Alexander’s life.

Liu beforehand described Alexander and Michelle’s relationship to Leisure Weekly as being “like Love Island. They know individuals are watching, they’re performing, however possibly there’s one thing real beneath. That duality is what makes it fascinating.”

Along with Liu and Barrera, the opposite collection regulars within the Peacock present are Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, and Kathleen Chalfant. Try newly launched photographs of the forged members beneath:

The Copenhagen Take a look at was created by Thomas Brandon, who serves because the co-showrunner alongside Jennifer Yale. Brandon, Yale, and Liu are government producers, together with acclaimed horror filmmaker James Wan.

Past The Copenhagen Take a look at, Liu is a member of Avengers: Doomsday‘s forged, the place he reprises the function of Shang-Chi. The extremely anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe film is scheduled to debut in theaters on December 18, 2026, and is the primary installment within the Avengers movie collection since Endgame in 2019.

Barrera’s upcoming tasks past The Copenhagen Take a look at embody The Collaboration and Black Tides. The primary movie is a drama about artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, whereas the second is a survival thriller starring John Travolta.

All eight episodes of The Copenhagen Take a look at come to Peacock on December 27.