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‘Zero Day’ Star Dan Stevens Says “Democracy Is Almost Dead”

After playing a Tucker Carlson-esque character in the Netflix political thriller, Stevens says he didn't come away heartened.

Playing the part of popular YouTuber Evan Green, who gets especially vocal after a major terrorist attack, Stevens, 42, emits conspiracism and sanctimony so deftly, you wonder if he’s planning a side career. The theater-trained Cambridge alum and man once known as Downton Abbey ‘s Matthew Crawley spent months immersing himself in all manner of troll-y media and podcasts(keep him in your thoughts and prayers) to inform his Zero Day character. Conspiracy theories, a country divided, tech moguls with too much power — I know you finished shooting almost a year ago, but the storylines in Zero Day feel pretty damn timely.

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