Peacock thriller The Copenhagen Test has simply landed this facet of the pond, with all eight episodes of the collection starring Melissa Barrera and Simu Liu being added to a free streaming platform.
Created by Thomas Brandon, who co-showruns with Jennifer Yale, the collection is about in the close to future and follows Alexander Hale (Liu), a military veteran and intelligence agent for The Orphanage who realises his mind has been hacked, giving entry to every little thing he sees or hears. Hale vows to seek out out the perpetrators as he strives to show his allegiance.
Barrera stars as Orphanage agent Michelle Cyr, with the forged rounded out by Sinclair Daniel and Mark O’Brien as analysts Samantha Parker and Edmund Cobb, Brian d’Arcy James as The Orphanage Director of Operation Peter Moira, and Kathleen Chalfant as The Orphanage Director, Patricia St George.
Executive produced by Liu alongside James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring universe), The Copenhagen Test is now streaming on Channel 4’s platform, with all eight episodes out there.
Debuting on Peacock in the US final December, the collection has earned principally constructive critiques and at the moment holds a critics’ rating of 71% out of 24 critiques on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
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Critics have praised the present’s tempo and bingeability, withPOC Culture noting: “The Copenhagen Test is fast, exciting and intriguing. The binge drop on Peacock will be welcomed by viewers eager to click through to the next episode.”
ScreenAnarchy described the collection as “pleasantly sturdy”, celebrating its “character twists and narrative turns” in addition to the a number of preventing sequences.
Decider wrote that “there’s enough” to love about this “solid conspiracy drama” to advocate it regardless of a “muddled first episode”, whereas TheWrap notes that “Liu passes the test as a dynamic leading man”.
Fans on Rotten Tomatoes had been impressed by the present’s premise, with one individual providing: “The Copenhagen Test was a very good original idea, well-conceived and executed.”
A second fan was captivated by the “interesting concept and really well crafted episodes and overall story”, with a 3rd individual calling the central thought “innovative”.
The Copenhagen Test is streaming on Channel 4 in the UK. In the US, the collection streams on Peacock.
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