Earlier than ‘Avengers’, Simu Liu’s Mind Has Been Hacked in ‘The Copenhagen Check’

Have you ever been dying to see extra Simu Liu? Properly, if that’s the case, he’ll return as Shang Chi in subsequent yr’s Avengers: Doomsday, and a lot sooner, he’s the star of a brand new sci-fi spy present coming to Peacock known as The Copenhagen Check. The primary trailer was simply launched, and it’s acquired a tantalizing premise as effectively as two killer leads.

Premiering December 27 on Peacock, The Copenhagen Check stars Liu as an intelligence officer who finds out he has unwillingly turn out to be a spy. How does one “unwillingly” turn out to be a spy, you ask? Properly, as a result of their mind is hacked, enabling somebody to observe and listen to all the things you do. Which is nice for these individuals if the topic isn’t conscious however turns into a harmful weapon if they’re. Right here’s the brand new trailer.

Sure, that’s Scream star Melissa Barrera alongside for the experience, in addition to Sinclair Daniel (Insidious: The Purple Door), Brian d’Arcy James (Highlight), and Mark O’Brien (Prepared or Not). The entire thing has a kind of Minority Report meets Jason Bourne vibe, and we’re definitely intrigued.

Including to that’s James Wan and his Atomic Monster firm are aboard as producers, and it’s showrun by Thomas Brandon (Legacies) and Jennifer Yale (See, Outlander). It’s a robust group each in entrance of and behind the digicam.

The problem is that that is on Peacock. Even when the present is superb, most exhibits on that streamer discover it tough to remain afloat. Poker Face and Twisted Metallic each really feel as if they’re barely hanging on for expensive life. The wonderful Mrs. Davis solely made it one season. The streamer made an entire MacGruber present for crying out loud, and that got here and went relatively quietly. Absolutely there are dozens extra as effectively. It’s going to be robust for The Copenhagen Check to search out its footing, it doesn’t matter what, but it surely’s acquired crucial issues. A terrific solid, a cool premise, and a gifted group behind it.

The Copenhagen Check begins on December 27.

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