Premise[edit]
The Code takes place as the "United States Military's brightest minds take on America's toughest challenges inside the courtroom and out, where each attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator—and a Marine."
Cast[edit]
- Luke Mitchell as Captain John "Abe" Abraham, a former Marine Infantry Officer who was wounded while serving in Afghanistan and became an attorney after being deemed medically unfit to serve.
- Dana Delany as Colonel Glenn Turnbull, who oversees the attorneys and helps them navigate the politics surrounding the legal system.
- Anna Wood as Captain Maya Dobbins[2]
- Ato Essandoh as Major Trey Ferry[2]
- Raffi Barsoumian as Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi[3]
- Phillipa Soo as Lieutenant Harper Li[4]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On February 2, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot order.[5] The pilot script was set to be written by Craig Sweeny who was also set as an executive producer along with Craig Turk, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman. Production companies involved with the pilot include CBS Television Studios and Timberman-Beverly Productions. On February 9, 2018, it was reported that Marc Webb would direct the pilot episode.[6]
On May 11, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere in the spring of 2019 as a mid-season replacement. On January 15, 2019, it was announced that the series would be held back from mid-season with a premiere date of April 9, 2019.[7] While the pilot aired on a Tuesday at 9 PM, all subsequent episodes aired weekly on Mondays during the 9 PM time slot. On July 23, 2019, CBS canceled the series after one season.[1]
Casting[edit]
In the original pilot, Dave Annable and Mira Sorvino were cast as the series' male lead[8] and a major co-starring role,[9] respectively. When 'The Code' was picked up,[10][11] Australian actor Luke Mitchell took over the role of Captain John "Abe" Abraham from Annable,[12] while Dana Delany took over Sorvino's role as Colonel Glenn (originally named Eisa) Turnbull.[13]
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