Peacock’s THE COPENHAGEN TEST Coming to New York Comic Con with Panel ft. Simu Liu

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.

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”

Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

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.

The panel will take place on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 2-3 p.m. featuring a first look at the series and discussion with star and executive producer Simu Liu (Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi) and co-showrunners Thomas Brandon (Legacies) and Jennifer Yale (See, Outlander).

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