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Simu Liu And Melissa Barrera‘s The Copenhagen test took viewers on a wild ride that ended with several shocking cliffhangers and a surprising ending – but could there be a season 2?
In the Peacock series, which premiered on Saturday, December 27, Alexander (Liu) is presented as an intelligence agent who discovered that his mind had been hacked, allowing outsiders to see what he sees and hears. Alexander must find out who hacked him while trying to prove his allegiance to his own agency.
The finale ended with Alexander creating a plan to defeat the enemy. He realized that his former fiancée, Rachel (Hannah Cruz), gave him the pills that hijacked his senses while his friend Victor (Saul Rubinek) designed the experiment.
Winner ordered the Copenhagen test but revealed that it was part of a larger experiment to prove whether a human could remain loyal and function in the midst of a manufactured reality. Alexander saw other live shows going on, including one involving Michelle (Barrera), aka a woman Alexander thought he met by chance, but she was purposefully integrated into his life as a spy.
“Wherever the show ends. It’s designed to be continuous”, creator Thomas Brandon told exclusively Us every week. “We’re going to be tracking two things. Where is technology going? How is it growing? How is it adapting? How is it evolving? How does this continue to teach us something about this moment?”
He continued, “We also know that we’re telling the story of a child of immigrants. We’re telling the story of a first-generation American who has a complicated relationship with loyalty and allegiance and how far he’s willing to go to do the right thing. Those are the two paths we know we’re going down.”
Liu, born in China before moving to Canada, and Barrera, who moved to the United States from Mexico, reflected on how the show was told through the lens of an immigrant.
“It’s just this sense of self that’s important. It’s really important for us as individuals to realize all the ways in which we are manipulated and conditioned by the things and systems around us,” Liu said. We. “Particularly in our education, we are taught certain things [like]“This country is good and this one is bad. These are the good guys and these are the bad guys.
Liu discussed his perspective on the concept, adding: “You grow up and you realize that history and all things are much more nuanced than that. So this idea of putting blind trust in a government – first of all, no government is perfect. Blind faith in a government or a country [is] comparing this to your own personal moral compass. I just think about having strong self-esteem and knowing where you stand and where your sense of right and wrong lies. That’s just the most important thing: standing up for what it is and fighting for it.
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The actor noted that he has always “really, really admired” Barrera’s ability to express himself. (Before The Copenhagen testBarrera was fired from Shout film franchise following his comments on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.)
“The funny thing is that most of the heroes of shows – of any genre – whether it’s thrillers or action movies, the hero is always the one who fights the system and resists censorship,” Barrera explained. “Or just the weird rules like, ‘You have to do this even if it’s wrong because it’s good for us and it works for our system.’ » Even though it’s morally questionable, I feel like it’s so funny for me to see this and it’s so obvious when we look at the media for who we support. It is always the rebel who fights against the system. I just find it interesting.
The Copenhagen test is currently streaming on Peacock.
