For Lizzy Caplan, joining Netflix's "Zero Day" was an easy decision to make, citing Robert De Niro's involvement, as well as the "solid" credentials of co-creators Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael Schmidt.

Angela Bassett, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons and Lizzy Caplan co-star in a series about politicians trying to find answers after a deadly cyberattack.

As former U.S. president turned special commission investigator George Mullen ( Robert De Niro) delivers a climactic closing speech in the final scene of Netflix's new political thriller Zero Day, it's this admission that gets to the heart of the show's message about the importance of truth in today's world.