Key Highlights
- The Copenhagen Test is a series that merges themes of surveillance and personal identity in a near-future setting.
- Simu Liu stars as an intelligence analyst whose mind is compromised, leading to a struggle for trust and reality.
- The show features a diverse cast, including Melissa Barrera and Sinclair Daniel, contributing to its engaging narrative.
- Streaming now on Peacock, the series explores relevant societal issues through its storytelling.
The Copenhagen Test explores a near-future world where intelligence agencies, surveillance technology and personal identity collide. The series was created, written and showrun by Thomas Brandon, with Jennifer Yale serving as co-showrunner and executive producer.
Led by Simu Liu, who stars in the series and also serves as an executive producer, The Copenhagen Test centers on an intelligence analyst whose reality begins to unravel as powerful forces gain access to his mind. The show examines themes of surveillance, trust and human connection in a world where privacy is increasingly fragile.
“I think on the one hand, it was definitely the premise and the world building, just dealing with themes of surveillance and technology,” Liu told Deadline about what drew him to the role. “I feel like a lot of those things are really just topical and relevant today. And so, I think there was that. I really appreciated Thomas’ take on this 5 minutes into the future, set in this world of intelligence.”
The series, now streaming on Peacock, also stars Melissa Barrera, along with several familiar faces.
Keep scrolling to meet the full cast of The Copenhagen Test.
Simu Liu as Alexander Hale
Liu stars as Alexander Hale, a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst whose brain is covertly hacked, forcing him to navigate a world where nothing — not his work, relationships or sense of self — can be trusted.
Liu is best known for starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as Barbie (2023) and the hit sitcom Kim’s Convenience.
Melissa Barrera as Michelle
Barrera plays Michelle, a mysterious operative with The Orphanage whose presence blurs the line between ally, romantic partner and potential threat to Hale.
Barrera gained global attention for roles in In the Heights, the Scream franchise (Scream and Scream VI), and Netflix’s Keep Breathing.
Sinclair Daniel as Parker
Sinclair Daniel portrays Parker, a key Orphanage analyst who becomes crucial to unpacking what’s really happening with Alexander’s compromised reality.
Daniel is known for her work onThe Other Black Girland the horror filmInsidious: The Red Door.
<figcaption id caption-attachment-5495811class wp-caption-text THE COPENHAGEN TEST — Pictured: Brian d’Arcy James as John — (Photo by: Christos Kalohoridis/PEACOCK
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