Key Highlights
- “It was at the end of the pilot, and it was kind of indicative of him accepting the mission.
- He’s getting undressed to go in the shower … and then he just looks down.” Watch on Deadline Related Stories News Melissa Barrera On “Letting Go” Of Control Over Her ‘Copenhagen Test’ Character & Fans’ Ongoing Support After ‘Scream’ Firing News Simu Liu On Why ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Felt Like Being On ‘Love Island’, Calls Melissa Barrera A “Spectacular Action Star In The Making” As The Orphanage keeps the hack open, Alexander comes to accept that both the enemy and his own superiors have full surveillance of his life until he can help them find the source, going undercover with fellow agent Michelle (Melissa Barrera) as an unwitting couple.
- Brandon explained of the cut scene, “It was kind of a little too funny for the end of the pilot, but it what it spoke to was this larger thematic [element] of your question, which is, here’s a guy who is now in his effort to prove to his country, “I can be trusted.” Melissa Barrera as Michelle and Simu Liu as Alexander in ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Peacock Comparing the series to the paranoia of The Truman Show (1998), the fun of The Copenhagen Test comes with not knowing “who’s in on it and who’s not.” As the show unravels the mystery behind Alexander’s brain hack, so does it explore the lives and histories of its characters, including those who built The Orphanage.
- Could a prequel be in store, in addition to a potential second season?
- “There’s been a thought there, but it’s just thoughts,” noted Brandon.

