The Copenhagen Test: All 8 episodes of “exciting” spy thriller with ‘twists and turns’ now streaming in the UK
Peacock thriller The Copenhagen Test has just landed this side of the pond, with all eight episodes of the series starring Melissa Barrera and Simu Liu being added to a free streaming platform.
Created by Thomas Brandon, who co-showruns with Jennifer Yale, the series is set in the near future and follows Alexander Hale (Liu), an army veteran and intelligence agent for The Orphanage who realises his brain has been hacked, giving access to everything he sees or hears. Hale vows to find out the perpetrators as he strives to prove his allegiance.
Barrera stars as Orphanage agent Michelle Cyr, with the cast rounded out by Sinclair Daniel and Mark O’Brien as analysts Samantha Parker and Edmund Cobb, Brian d’Arcy James as The Orphanage Director of Operation Peter Moira, and Kathleen Chalfant as The Orphanage Director, Patricia St George.
Executive produced by Liu alongside James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring universe), The Copenhagen Test is now streaming on Channel 4’s platform, with all eight episodes available.
Debuting on Peacock in the US last December, the series has earned mostly positive reviews and currently holds a critics’ score of 71% out of 24 reviews on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
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Critics have praised the show’s pace and bingeability, withPOC Culture noting: “The Copenhagen Test is fast, exciting and intriguing. The binge drop on Peacock will be welcomed by viewers eager to click through to the next episode.”
ScreenAnarchy described the series as “pleasantly sturdy”, celebrating its “character twists and narrative turns” as well as the multiple fighting sequences.
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Decider wrote that “there’s enough” to like about this “solid conspiracy drama” to recommend it despite a “muddled first episode”, while TheWrap notes that “Liu passes the test as a dynamic leading man”.
Fans on Rotten Tomatoes were impressed by the show’s premise, with one person offering: “The Copenhagen Test was a very good original idea, well-conceived and executed.”
A second fan was captivated by the “interesting concept and really well crafted episodes and overall story”, with a third person calling the central idea “innovative”.
The Copenhagen Test is streaming on Channel 4 in the UK. In the US, the series streams on Peacock.
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