Code 8 is Now streaming on Netflix

Good news for sci-fi fans: the movie Code 8 is now streaming on Netflix. Code 8, which imagines a world where people born with superpowers have been exploited for their labor and pushed to life on the fringes, started off as a short film in 2016. After that, stars (and cousins) Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell used the short to help generate fan support for a feature length version of Code 8.

Code 8 is set in an alternate history where people started exhibiting superpowers in the early 20th century. As industrialization evolved to mimic superpowers, Powers found themselves relegated to the working class. Pushed to the brink, Connor teams up with some criminals and uses his abilities as an “Electronic” to break the law.

Arrow star Stephen Amell gets to indulge his dark side in the film, playing Garrett, a Power with telekinesis who grooms Connor to be a criminal. As of Monday, April 13, Code 8 is the number one movie on Netflix in America. Why is Code 8 so popular?

Or maybe Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell were on to something. You can’t make a movie via crowdfunding unless your movie is one that people actually want to see.

What Is The Name Of The Company That Produced Code 8?

Hi! I see you’re using an ad-blocker. I’m fine with that and won’t stop you visiting the site but can I suggest you either read my thoughts on ad-blockers and/or make a donation to charity Canadian, Sci-Fi Films, Action & Adventure, Crime Films, Independent Films In a city where super-powered people are ostracized, an earnest day laborer considers using his outlawed abilities for money to save his sick mother.

Not available in your country? Unlock Netflix in different countries using SurfShark VPN (paid link) Production & Box Office Details: Code 8 was produced by Colony Pictures, The Fyzz, Lane E Productions, XYZ Films, Blue Ice Pictures, Téléfilm Canada and Collective PicturesWith it’s initial release on December 6th 2019 it made approximately $0.16m at the Box Office. Watch the trailer for Code 8

What Is The Name Of The Sequel To Code 8?

Code 8, which lit up Netflix in 2020 after being licensed to Netflix is coming back for a sequel and better yet, Netflix is getting it exclusively. Titled Code 8: Part II, the sequel will see the return of Robbie Amell (Upload) and Stephen Amell (Arrow) returning for their roles as Connor Reed and Garret respectively. Whether Sung Kang (Fast and Furious), Jai Jai Jones as Travis, or Karie Matchett as Mary Reed will return has yet to be announced.

The first movie then made its Netflix SVOD debut on Netflix in a large number of Netflix regions on April 11th, 2020 last year. The movie did considerably well on the top 10s for a couple of weeks with it ranking in the US top 10 movie list for 16 days whereas it featured in the UK top 10 movie list for just shy of 2 weeks. A sequel has been known to be in development for some time.

What to expect from Code 8: Part 2 In a synopsis provided to What’s on Netflix, the plotline of what we can expect in season 2 is as follows: “After witnessing the murder of her brother and subsequent cover up, a teenage girl with abnormal abilities seeks the help of an ex-con (Robbie Amell) and his former partner-in-crime (Stephen Amell). Together, they face a unit of corrupt police officers who deploy advanced robotic technology to prevent themselves from being exposed.” Filming is expecting to begin in Canada later this year and the sequel will be available globally.

Jeff Chan, who directed the original movie, is set to direct the sequel too. Are you looking forward to watching the sequel on Netflix? Let us know in the comments down below.

Who Stars In Code 8?

To paraphrase Bill Hader’s Stefon, this movie has everything: superpowered X-Men-esque mutants, dystopian surveillance drones, robocops that look like Chappie after a glow-up, an allegory for the human condition. In this alternate universe, people with powers have to register their abilities with the government, but they often work off the books, doing construction and other odd jobs. Connor’s mother is struggling with terminal illness, so he begins doing crimes to pay for her care.

But they could’ve picked anything—why this? Robbie Amell and his cousin, Stephen Amell, both star in Code 8 and helped finance the film by raising $2.5 million on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. As the movie has progressed from a 2016 short film to its latest incarnation, those devotees have followed along and participated in hype campaigns on social media.

Now, that enthusiasm has carried over to Netflix. That traction is significant, not just for Code 8 but for indie films in general. Having a film like Code 8 break into those ranks proves there is an audience for indie sci-fi offerings and shows that fact to the world—which only encourages more people to watch.

When filmmaker Ava DuVernay tweeted that her Netflix miniseries had been watched by more than 23 million accounts, it proved how large the appetite was for stories like the tale of the Central Park Five. As DuVernay put it, “Imagine believing the world doesn’t care about real stories of black people. A new truth for a new day.”

Code 8, unlike Stranger Things or When They See Us, isn’t a Netflix original. The movie’s popularity, while it may be an effect of lots of people being stuck at home and looking for things to watch, is also the result of something else: Viewers wanting more new science fiction and genre movies. It might lean on tropes, but it proves that if you make it, fans will come—and now, everyone knows it.

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