The Copenhagen Test Episode Guide: How Many There Are and When They Drop
How many episodes does The Copenhagen Test pack in—and when do they drop? This high-stakes, ethically charged thriller follows a critical experiment where every choice cuts deep. Here’s the full episode count and release schedule.
Peacock has a new sci-fi spy thriller dropping all at once, and the hook is pretty wild: a government analyst discovers his literal senses have been hacked. It is called The Copenhagen Test, it is executive-produced by James Wan (yes, that James Wan), and it is built for a full-weekend binge.
The quick-hit details
- Premiere: Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Release format: All 8 episodes arrive at once
- Drop time: 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT
- Where to watch: Peacock
- Creator: Thomas Brandon
- Executive producer: James Wan
- Cast: Simu Liu, Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark O'Brien, Kathleen Chalfant, Sara Amini, Saul Rubinek, Hannah Cruz, and more
What it is
The Copenhagen Test is a science fiction spy series with a nasty little twist: in a near-future setup, an intelligence analyst named Alexander Hale, a first-generation Chinese-American, realizes something is wrong with his perception. He is stuck in the basement of his ultra-secret agency, ominously nicknamed The Orphanage, and the clock is ticking on a loyalty test he never agreed to. The longer he sits with it, the more he suspects he might actually be the mole everyone is hunting — or at least that someone wants him to think he is.
The weird-but-cool part is the premise itself: instead of the usual bug-in-the-phone stuff, this one goes full sensory sabotage. If that sounds like a paranoia maze designed by your own employer, well... that is the point.
"When an analyst discovers his eyes and ears have been hacked, he is drawn into a controlled world designed by his agency to draw out their enemies."
How to watch
All eight episodes hit Peacock at once on December 27 at 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT. If you are new to it, Peacock is NBCUniversal's streaming service in the U.S., with a mix of movies, TV, originals, sports, and live news. The Copenhagen Test will stream there exclusively.
Why this might be worth your time
It is a spy story with a hard sci-fi angle, which you do not see every day, and the all-in-one drop makes it easy to ride the paranoia wave in one go. Also, the agency being called The Orphanage is a choice — dramatic, a little ominous, and very on-brand for a show where your own senses cannot be trusted.