When Alex discovers he is being scrutinized by his own people, he begins to panic. What is going on and why are they investigating him? He is a loyal American, yet somehow some of the operatives with whom he has been involved are being murdered. To those in the organization, all clues lead to Alex being a mole in The Orphanage.

Knowing he is innocent but also knowing that his life is in danger from the people with whom he works, he plans on running. But something keeps him from leaving. He is a true patriot and loves this country. He wants to prove his innocence and go on working for the United States for the good of the country.

Alex is then told he his brain has been hacked with nanites, a futuristic piece of nano technology that gives others the ability to see and hear everything Alex is seeing and hearing. These nanites are inside his brain. Alex unknowingly gave away the identities of his fellow operatives.

Now he has the option to either have The Orphanage try to remove the hacking device from his brain or continue with them and get to the bottom of who is doing this. Being the patriot he is, he opts for the latter. This sets up the series as Alex must not let anyone know he knows he has been hacked. Only a limited number of people at The Orphanage are aware of the hacking and are now tracking him. Alex is the key to finding who is behind this infiltration.

Michelle (Melissa Barr), another operative at The Orphanage, is assigned to “be” his girlfriend. A capable fighter in her own right, she has instincts and intelligence that prove helpful as they continue their lives with only a few people aware of what they are doing. But the real mystery is who hacked Alex’s brain in the first place and what are their intentions, besides killing undercover agents?

This is a thriller that will have viewers on the edge of their seats as Alex must go about his life in a “normal” way while at the same time trying to get to the bottom of this mystery. It is an intricate web of lies and deceit.

Brian d’Arcy James plays John Moira, the head of operations however the entire Orphanage is under the direct control of St. George (Kathleen Chalfant), a mysterious woman who knows all and sees all.

Parker (Sinclair Daniel) is undertaking her first job as a handler, setting up scenarios for Alex and Michelle. She has to predict Alex’s thoughts and actions as he moves around this real-life chessboard. Saul Rubinek is Victor, a former agent who is the one person Alex can talk to, to some degree. But with this new development, can Alex really trust anyone? Until they flush out the culprit, Alex and everyone around him is at risk. And just how did that device get into his brain in the first place? That is a question answered later in the season.

Are the people in his life who they say they are? Are his friends really his friends or just playing a part? Are the good guys really the good guys? How is he to know?

The end game is to flush out the person or people behind his brain hack. Alex continues with the plan, without knowing the whole truth about the people with whom he comes in contact. As he discovers, many people are not who they purport to be, and this will have viewers guessing about everyone throughout the season.

There are eight episodes in this season. As of now there has not been any confirmation if this is a limited series or it might be renewed for a second season. The finale episode leaves open several scenarios for another season, should the series be renewed.

In the meantime, all episodes are now available to stream on Peacock. The characters are intriguing as is the story. “The Copenhagen Test” is definitely an intense espionage thriller in every sense of the word.