This interview contains spoilers from all six episodes of "Zero Day," now streaming on Netflix. Lizzy Caplan always knew that her character, Congresswoman and former First Daughter Alexandra Mullen, was behind the catastrophic cyberattack that incited the existential and moral panic that runs through "Zero Day.

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.

JOJO WHILDEN/Netflix Robert De Niro marks his first-ever leading TV role in the new thriller Zero Day. Now streaming on Netflix, the series follows former President of the United States George Mullen,