ReedPOP’s New York Comic Con is coming to the mammoth Javits Center in the Big Apple in just a few weeks (Thursday 9th-Sunday 12th October 2025) and details are starting to roll out about the exciting presentations the event will have to offer, including the first look at Peacock’s new espionage thriller, THE COPENHAGEN TEST, starring (and executive produced by) Simi Liu.
Liu will be in attendance at NYCC on Sunday 12th October, alongside his co-showrunners co-showrunners Thomas Brandon (Legacies) and Jennifer Yale (See, Outlander), to take part in a panel running from 2pm-3pm, featuring clips and a discussion on how the show came to be and what Liu and the team hope to bring to the screen. To be fair, there’s very little be revealed about this series so far – not even a trailer – so this really will be the first chance for people to get a good look of what’s to come.
The panel takes place in Room 405 (yes, we can read, too – it’s right there in the teaser poster) but it’s unlikely Liu will be able to contain himself to just that session, no doubt pinballing around the convention floor like the pocket dynamo that he is. Seriously, have you seen his socials?? Where the hell does he get the energy??
ore details on THE COPENHAGEN TEST below:
ABOUT ‘THE COPENHAGEN TEST’:
This espionage thriller series follows first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) who realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.
FIRST LOOK AT PEACOCK’S ESPIONAGE-THRILLER SERIES THE COPENHAGEN TEST (2-3PM, Room 405)
DESCRIPTION: Join executive producer and series star, Simu Liu, along with co-showrunners and executive producers, Thomas Brandon and Jennifer Yale for an exclusive sneak peek at Peacock and Atomic Monster’s upcoming espionage thriller series The Copenhagen Test. The series follows first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) who realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.
SERIES DETAILS
- Creator / Co-showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Thomas Brandon (Legacies)
- Co-showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Jennifer Yale (See, Outlander)
- Executive Producer / Star: Simu Liu (Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi, The Legend of The Ten Rings)
- Executive Producers: James Wan (The Conjuring Universe, Archive 81, M3GAN), Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing, M3GAN) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) for Atomic Monster, along with Mark Winemaker
- Executive Producer / Director (Eps. 101 & 102): Jet Wilkinson
- (all EPs) Executive Producers: James Wan (The Conjuring Universe, Archive 81, M3GAN), Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing, M3GAN) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) for Atomic Monster, along with Simu Liu, Mark Winemaker and Jet Wilkinson
- Series Regulars: Simu Liu (Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi, The Legend of The Ten Rings) as “Alexander Hale,” Melissa Barrera (“In the Heights,” “Scream” V and VI) as “Michelle,” Sinclair Daniel (“The Other Black Girl,” “Insidious: The Red Door”) as “Parker,” Brian D’Arcy James (“Spotlight,” “13 Reasons Why”) as “Peter Moira,” Mark O’Brien (“City on a Hill,” “Ready or Not”) as “Cobb,” Cathleen Chalfant (“Wit,” “The Affair”) as “St. George”
