Robert De Niro‘s new Netflix thriller series has become a global success. One of the greatest actors of all time, De Niro has been nominated for a whopping nine Academy Awards over his illustrious career for Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings, Silver Linings Playbook, The Irishman, and Killers of the Flower Moon, winning two for The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull. Though he is perhaps best known for gangster dramas, De Niro has proven to be incredibly versatile throughout his career, with one of his Oscar-nominated performances coming in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 thriller Cape Fear.

De Niro has starred in several thrillers throughout his nearly 60-year acting career, including arguably one of the greatest crime thrillers of all time – Michael Mann’s Heat. A year later, he starred in Tony Scott’s sports thriller The Fan. During the early 2000s, De Niro starred in several more thrillers, which happened to coincide with a slump in his career, with 15 Minutes, The Good Shepherd, and Righteous Kill all receiving largely negative reviews from critics. Now, after focusing on film for much of his career, De Niro has taken on his first major role in a television series.

Zero Day Becomes A Global Success On Netflix

It Ranks 2nd For This Week

Zero Day has become a global success on Netflix. Created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt, Netflix’s new political thriller series stars Robert De Niro as a former U.S. president tasked with leading an investigation into a devastating cyberattack that has crippled transportation and power infrastructure across the country. Zero Day‘s cast also includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, McKinley Belcher III, Angela Bassett, and Matthew Modine.

Now, a few days after its release on February 20, Robert De Niro’s new series has become a global success on Netflix. Zero Day ranks second on Netflix’s Global Top 10 shows this week with 19.1 million views, behind only American Murder: Gabby Petito season 1. It ranks above The Search For Instagram’s Worst Con Artist season 1, Love Is Blind season 8, Cobra Kai season 6, Gabby’s Dollhouse season 11, The Night Agent season 2, Court of Gold season 1, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Raw: 2025 for February 17.

Zero Day is in Netflix’s Top 10 in 92 countries and is the No. 1 show in 43 countries this week, including France, India, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil.

What Zero Day’s Netflix Success Means For Robert De Niro

His First Major Role In A TV Series Is A Resounding Success

Zero Day reviews have been mixed, indicated by its 54% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics praising Robert De Niro and its star-studded cast for bringing gravitas to the show, though its story is a bit too over-the-top for the serious tone it strives for. However, with Zero Day dominating Netflix’s global chart, it’s enough to call De Niro’s first major role in a TV series a resounding success. Zero Day should remain De Niro’s only major TV show for quite some time since it’s being billed as a limited series, with no season 2 in the foreseeable future.