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Greatness Code

Seven legends. Seven stories.

2020–Ongoing2 seasons13 episodes~6 min/epTV-PGMidcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

Iconic athletes pull back the curtain on a pivotal career moment when they touched greatness. A stylized hybrid of live action and visual effects, this short-form docuseries sheds new light on the sports legends you thought you knew.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Greatness Code?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Greatness Code streaming on Apple TV.

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Highlights

What stands out about Greatness Code?

Greatness Code earns 1 badge: Hopeful.

Reception

Is Greatness Code worth watching?

Greatness Code's Midcredits score is the 2nd percentile of all shows, from 431 ratings across 2 sources. 21% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

2nd percentile

Better received than 2% of shows

1st percentile among Documentary2nd percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)5th
Approval (how many liked it)1st

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

52 /100

5th percentile of all shows

2nd percentile among Documentary5th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Ratings scatter across the whole scale — one of the most divisive reactions in the catalog.

Approval

How many liked it

21% liked it

1st percentile of all shows

1st percentile among Documentary1st percentile among 2020s
21% rated it 7–1079% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

52nd percentile

419 ratings across platforms

78th percentile among Documentary52nd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A short series of athletes recounting career-defining moments with heavy reliance on stylized graphics rather than archival footage.

Fans praised

  • minimalist format respects audience intelligence
  • athlete narratives capture mindset and resilience
  • graphics give each story a unique visual identity

Detractors panned

  • overwrought graphics feel cheap and nauseating
  • too short with no archival footage or expert context
  • style over substance — lacks documentary depth

What stands out

PacingDivisive55

5-7 minute runtime; fans find it efficient, detractors too brief

Emotional impactDivisive25

inspirational insight for fans, hollow for detractors

Cinematography20

black-and-white filming seen as gimmicky

Effects and spectacleDivisive15

overdone and distracting psychedelic graphics

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2022 · 6 episodes

  • S2E1

    Marcus Rashford

    May 13, 202212 min
  • S2E2

    Russell Wilson

    May 13, 202212 min
  • S2E3

    Leticia Bufoni

    May 13, 202211 min
  • S2E4

    Scout Bassett

    May 13, 202211 min
  • S2E5

    Bubba Wallace

    May 13, 202212 min
  • S2E6

    Lindsey Vonn

    May 13, 202212 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Greatness Code like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and gentle — a slow-burn watch that leaves you hopeful.

Themes

  • Purpose
  • Ambition
  • Legacy

Style

  • Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
  • Exuberant: Bursting with energy and joy in its own filmmaking.

Story

  • No archetype

What it asks of you

  • Slow burn
  • Casual
  • Easy watch
  • Resolved

Setting

  • Contemporary
  • Realistic
  • In transit

Feelings

  • Hopeful
  • Cathartic
  • Triumphant

How it leaves you

  • Hopeful
  • Rousing
ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Heaviest: late
Told as
Anthology episodes · 6% of showsStatus quo each season
ToneThe series presents athletes' transformative moments with reverence, aiming to inspire.
The rideEach episode builds toward the pivotal moment, landing on an inspirational and emotionally satisfying note.
StructureEach episode is a standalone short; the series does not employ non-linear or experimental storytelling devices across its run.
Episode formatEach episode is self-contained, focusing on a different athlete and a single pivotal moment, with no continuing narrative or cast across episodes.
Season formatSeasons are collections of independent episodes; viewing order within or between seasons does not matter, and any episode is an entry point.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Why it leaves you this wayLeaves viewers inspired by the athletes' perseverance and defining achievements.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe series is an anthology of documentary shorts profiling athletes, not a narrative film with a single plot arc.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27% (this title): Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% (this title) · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10% (this title): Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3% (this title)
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Self

PurposeAmbition · 14% of showsLegacy · 3% of shows
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeEach episode examines how a defining moment shaped an athlete's sense of purpose and drive, revealing what it takes to reach the top.
StanceThe series celebrates the athletes' determination and the meaningful turning points in their careers, affirming the value of purpose and ambition.

The world

Orchestral classicalElectronicSupportive music · original score · Jesse Voccia
SettingVarious sporting arenas and personal spaces across the world, featuring elite athletes.
MusicThe score underscores the emotional weight of each athlete's story without overwhelming the narrative.

Content guide

Is Greatness Code okay for kids?

TV-PG

Greatness Code is rated TV-PG.

Ratings in 42 other countries
  • UK12
  • CanadaPG
  • AustraliaPG
  • Germany0
  • FranceTP
  • IrelandPG
  • New ZealandPG
  • South KoreaALL
  • Brazil12
  • ArgentinaSAM 13
  • AustriaAA
  • Belgium12
  • BG12
  • CLI12
  • Czechia12+
  • DenmarkA
  • FinlandK7
  • Greece8
  • Hungary12
  • IndiaU/A 13+
  • Israel12+
  • ItalyT
  • LTN-14
  • LUTous
  • MexicoB
  • MYP13
  • Netherlands6
  • Norway9
  • PhilippinesPG
  • Poland12
  • Portugal12
  • PRTV-PG
  • Russia12+
  • SingaporePG
  • SK12
  • Spain7
  • SwedenFrån 11 år
  • Switzerland0
  • Taiwan12+
  • THน 13+
  • UA12+
  • VITV-PG

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Cast and crew

Who is in Greatness Code?

Cast

LeBron James
as Self
Tom Brady
as Self
Kelly Slater
as Self
Shaun White
as Self
Usain Bolt
as Self
Alex Morgan
as Self
Katie Ledecky
as Self
Lindsey Vonn
as Self
Russell Wilson
as Self
Marcus Rashford
as Self

Crew

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