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Simu Liu, Melissa Barrera’s ‘The Copenhagen Test’ to Air on Channel 4

Simu Liu, Melissa Barrera’s ‘The Copenhagen Test’ to Air on Channel 4

Brits will be able to watch Simu Liu‘s new hacker thriller on Channel 4. The Copenhagen Test will launch April 8, the network unveiled on Wednesday, alongside the release of the show’s trailer. 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,” a plot synopsis reads, “he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.” Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, and Kathleen Chalfant also star in the Peacock Original. Its lead, Liu, is best known for his roles in the MCU’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The series is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Thomas Brandon is the creator and serves as executive producer, writer and co-showrunner. Jennifer Yale is co-showrunner, writer and executive producer. Executive producers include James Wan, Michael Clear and …

Simu Liu pushes DCU to cast Melissa Barrera in new Wonder Woman movie

Simu Liu pushes DCU to cast Melissa Barrera in new Wonder Woman movie

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Simu Liu has pitched his co-star Melissa Barrera to play Wonder Woman in DC Studios’ upcoming movie. After working opposite Barrera in Peacock’s new spy seriesThe Copenhagen Test, Liu said he became convinced that the Scream star would dominate the superhero role. “She really pushes herself,” Liu told JoBlo about Barrera in a recent interview. “I don’t know who might be listening to this interview, James Gunn or anybody else out there. But I think she really pushes herself. There were a couple of moments during stunt training where I was like, ‘That’s Wonder Woman-esque.’ I’m just throwing it out there.” He continued to rave about the activist, saying: “After the whole season and after all the training that she had been through, Melissa was looking really sharp as a fighter, and so, she came to set and she was just …