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- “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.” Watch on Deadline Related Stories Trailers Simu Liu & Melissa Barrera-Led ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Sets Premiere Date & Drops Teaser And Photos News Peacock Series ‘The Paper’ & ‘Copenhagen Test’ Along With Workplace Sitcom ‘DMV’ Underpin Corus Entertainment’s 2025-26 Slate Liu added, “And then on the other hand, it was the cultural specificity.
- I really was struck by Alexander’s backstory in the script and feeling like he was somebody who, in a fully three dimensional way, kind of embodied what it was like for someone from an immigrant family to be in a situation or to work in a situation, an environment where they’re constantly being second-guessed, constantly being overlooked and underestimated.
- I think, for myself, it’s something that a lot of people who grew up in those immigrant families, something that I think resonates a lot.” As star and executive producer, Liu is happy to be “doing my part and trying to get things made that feel kind of universal, but also culturally specific and just my own unique brand of different.” Simu Liu as Alexander in ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Amanda Matlovich/Peacock With Hale’s mind compromised, his superiors decide to use the hack to their advantage, assigning fellow agent Michelle (Melissa Barrera) to play his girlfriend as they track down the source.
