Peacock Releases Trailer For 'The Copenhagen Test', Starring Simu Liu, At NYCC

TV & Film

Oct 12

Peacock announced the release date and dropped the trailer for The Copenhagen Test at New York Comic Con. This espionage thriller series follows first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) who realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Premiere Date: December 27, 2025
Creator / Co-showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Thomas Brandon (Legacies)
Co-showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Jennifer Yale (See, Outlander)
Executive Producer / Star: Simu Liu
Executive Producers: James Wan (The Conjuring Universe, M3GAN), Michael Clear (Archive 81, M3GAN) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) for Atomic Monster, Mark Winemaker and Jet Wilkinson who also directs 101-102
Series Regulars: Simu Liu (Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi) as “Alexander Hale," Melissa Barrera (In the Heights, Scream V and VI) as “Michelle," Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl, Insidious: The Red Door) as “Parker," Brian D’Arcy James (Spotlight, 13 Reasons Why) as “Peter Moira," Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill, Ready or Not) as “Cobb," Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, The Affair) as “St. George”
Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
Format: Espionage Thriller