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The Code

2021–2023Ended2 seasons12 episodesMidcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

After surviving an assassination attempt, wealthy attorney Idriss Toma returns to Lille, knowing he may die from bullet fragment. He joins two lawyers helping the poor, seeking redemption.

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As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists The Code streaming on MHz Choice via Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about The Code?

The Code earns 1 badge: Thought-provoking.

Reception

Is The Code worth watching?

The Code's Midcredits score is the 62nd percentile of all shows, from 144 ratings across 2 sources. 72% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

62nd percentile

Better received than 62% of shows

57th percentile among Crime67th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)69th
Approval (how many liked it)53rd

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

75 /100

69th percentile of all shows

71st percentile among Crime74th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.9 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

72% liked it

53rd percentile of all shows

42nd percentile among Crime59th percentile among 2020s
72% rated it 7–1028% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

33rd percentile

137 ratings across platforms

15th percentile among Crime31st percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 51% in 30 days

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2023 · 6 episodes

  • S2E1

    Till Death Do Us Part

    Jan 4, 2023
  • S2E2

    Legitimate violence

    Jan 4, 2023
  • S2E3

    A Perfect Culprit

    Jan 11, 2023
  • S2E4

    Skids

    Jan 11, 2023
  • S2E5

    In Charge

    Jan 18, 2023
  • S2E6

    Irresponsible

    Jan 18, 2023

Watch experience

What is The Code like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you thinking.

Setting

  • Contemporary
  • Realistic
  • Urban
  • Domestic
  • Institutional

Style

  • Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
  • Warm

Story

  • Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.

What it asks of you

  • Even-paced
  • Engaged
  • Heavy
  • Open-ended

Themes

  • Redemption: Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).
  • Purpose
  • Justice

How it leaves you

  • Thought-provoking
  • Bittersweet

Feelings

  • Tense
  • Hopeful
  • Melancholic
exact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Heaviest: middle
Told as
Case of the week plus an arcOne continuous story
ToneThe series treats its moral and emotional stakes with earnest gravity, never ironic.
The rideThe series maintains tension through legal cases and Idriss's ticking clock, with hope emerging from his new mission and melancholy from his past.
StructureThe series follows a straightforward case-of-the-week format with an overarching serialized redemption arc; no special narrative devices are employed.
Episode formatEach episode centers on a legal case (procedural element), while Idriss Toma's personal redemption arc and bullet-related clock run across the series.
Season formatThe story of Idriss Toma's redemption and his ticking clock continues from season one through the series conclusion.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Why it leaves you this wayThe series prompts reflection on justice, mortality, and second chances, leaving a mix of hope and melancholy.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet 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% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% (this title) · 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%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Institutional injustice: A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).

18% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe typical episode sees the legal team confront corporate or institutional wrongdoing on behalf of vulnerable clients, fitting the overcoming the monster archetype with institutional injustice as the subtype.

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% · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% (this title) · 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%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Redemption · 3% of showsPurposeJustice · 14% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores whether a man with a violent past can earn forgiveness by dedicating himself to the cause of justice.
StanceThe series questions whether sincere service can truly redeem a violent past, without offering a simple answer.

The world

Orchestral modernElectronicSupportive music · original score
SettingLille's legal and criminal worlds
MusicThe score blends orchestral tension with electronic elements, mirroring Idriss Toma's internal conflict.

Cast and crew

Who is in The Code?

Cast

Daniel Njo Lobé
as Idriss Toma
Christiane Millet
as Jeanne Vanhoven
Naidra Ayadi
as Nadia Ayad
Barbara Probst
as Claire Caldeira
Théo Frilet
as Maxime Laffargue
Catherine Demaiffe
as Élodie Nedelec
Wendy Nieto
as Chloé Barbier
Guillaume Faure
as Julien Gurou
Grégoire Bonnet
as Avocat Général Kowalski
Blanche Leleu
as Alice Darbois

Crew

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