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Robert De Niro is known as one of the most legendary movie actors to ever grace the big screen, but he continues to make his presence known on television. The Irishman star returns to Netflix next year in a brand-new limited series that will see De Niro portray a former President of the United States amidst a devastating cyberattack that shakes the core of the nation. The upcoming limited series tackles the aftermath of a plausible event in a world that feels strikingly close to ours, with a conspiracy that reshapes the very fabric of national security.

The official trailer for Zero Day positions De Niro as the man in charge of overseeing a widespread, invasive search for the perpetrators of the fictional attack. Thousands of people died as a result of the event, from crashed planes to other technology-based disasters. Meanwhile, the series will cover what discovering the truth...

Travis Bickle will not be singing the praises of Uber any time soon.

Online cinephiles did a collective double take this week as rumors began to circulate that Robert De Niro would be reprising his role from “Taxi Driver” in an upcoming Uber commercial that would air in the United Kingdom. Many were quick to point out that the character — who loses his sanity after his job as a taxi driver exposes him to the worst of humanity and is eventually radicalized to commit acts of violence due to his firsthand look at child prostitution — is not exactly a compelling spokesperson for the ride sharing industry.

It appeared to be a strange career move for De Niro — who has long been open about his interest in making a “Taxi Driver” sequel — and caught the attention of the film’s screenwriter, Paul Schrader.

“Ouch,” Schrader wrote after sharing a link to...

Academy Award winner Robert De Niro is making his debut as a TV series regular.

De Niro is set to star in and executive-produce the Netflix limited series “Zero Day.” The six-episode “ripped-from-reality” thriller is co-created by Eric Newman (“Narcos”), Noah Oppenheim (“The Thing About Pam”), and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Schmidt. Lesli Linka Glatter will direct and executive produce all six episodes.

Per the official logline, “Zero Day” asks the question on everyone’s mind — how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?

Writer, co-creator, and executive producer Newman said in a statement shared with press, “I am a lifelong fan of Robert De Niro. To have him as...