Legendary actor Robert De Niro sits down with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie to talk about his decision to act in his first lead role in a series with “Zero Day” on Netflix. "It's more work. This was like doing three features back to back.

The Oscar-winning actor known for films like "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather Part II" said that the opportunity to jump into the TV space and meet showrunner Eric Newman came through a conversation with his agent.