Peacock Cancels The Copenhagen Test After One Season

Peacock has canceled its espionage thriller "The Copenhagen Test" after a single season, disappointing fans and ending hopes for a potential franchise despite positive critical reception.

The series, which debuted on December 27, 2025, with all eight episodes released at once, starred Simu Liu as Alexander Hale, a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst who discovers his brain has been hacked, allowing unknown perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency, known as The Orphanage, and the hackers, Hale must perform constantly to uncover the culprits and affirm his loyalties. The show blended sci-fi elements with spy action, drawing comparisons to franchises like Jason Bourne.

Despite earning a 71 percent critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, where reviewers praised its eventual shift to thrilling territory and strong performances by Liu and co-star Melissa Barrera as agent Michelle Cyr, the series struggled to attract viewers. Nielsen data showed it amassed 373 million minutes viewed in its launch week from December 29 to January 4, 2026, securing the 10th spot on the streaming originals chart. It did not appear in the top 10...