The Copenhagen Test: Character Guide and World Overview
This is a character guide and show reference post for Peacock’s The Copenhagen Test, featuring information on the spy organizations, who’s who, and the lead and supporting characters.
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World Overview
The Copenhagen Test lands us in a world of spies, with a special focus on US Government spies, part of “The Orphanage” who not only are doing work beyond what the NSA and CIA do, but also are keeping track of what other government agencies are doing, like overseers of the overseers.
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Lead Characters
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Character Summary
Alexander is a first-generation Chinese American who is a military veteran, with his focus being a sniper, and he currently works for The Orphanage, going from a data analyst to an investigator. It has been three years since the start of the series, since he has been in the field, and three months since he started to get terrible headaches that he learns come from him being biohacked.
Character Details
- Introduced in Season 1, Episode 1
- Last Name Change (S1E1): His family, upon arrival in the United States from China, changed their family name from Han to Hale.
- Cover (S1E1): He tells his parents and ex-fiancee that he is a public researcher at the Essex Library in DC.
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Character Summary
Michelle’s life is partly cloaked in secrecy since she is an agent of the US Government. Which agency isn’t revealed when she is initially introduced, but we are given her cover, which may have some of the truth mixed in. When we meet her, she is a bartender who notes her dad was a cop who worked homicide. He was someone who closed the most cases and was always competing with his best, something Alexander related to. But, how much of this was about Alexander letting his guard down, or a true human connection, remains to be seen.
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- Introduced in Season 1 Episode 1
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Character Summary
Victor is a retired agent of The Orphanage who now runs a restaurant as its head chef. He is also someone who knows Alexander’s parents and has been part of his life for a long time. Thus making him one of his few confidants when things begin to go wrong.
Character Details
- Introduced in Season 1 Episode 1
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Character Summary
Ellie is one of Alexander’s observers (the few who know Alexander is biohacked), who originally pushed to be his primary go-to person for support when he joined the Claymore group.
Character Details
- Introduced in Season 1, Episode 1
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Character Summary
Moira is one of, if not the director of The Orphanage, second only to its founder, St. George.
Character Details
- Introduced in Season 1, Episode 1
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Character Summary
Spoken about almost like a legendary ghostly figure, St. George, under George H.W. Bush, created The Orphanage and has been managing it in the shadows since its inception.
Character Details
- Introduced in Season 1 Episode 1
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Character(s) Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
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Character Summary
Dr. Kasperian is Alexander’s ex-fiancée who may still have feelings for him. However, his inability to communicate about his job and life left them at a crux, which their mutual friends are still trying to navigate. But, with still being somewhat cordial, she is his main source of anxiety medication.
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Preston is Alexander’s dad.
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Helen is Alexander’s mom, who might be the source of her family Americanizing their name.
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Parker works with Ellie, mainly through observation via the various cameras The Orphanage has access to.
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Character Summary
Frances is a signal analyst and was one of Alexander’s few friends when he was working downstairs in The Orphanage. However, revealing a comment he told her in confidence may have altered their relationship.
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