WIRED's new animated series takes you inside the secretive world of a slightly askew NSA, with the eccentric Agent Topple, played by John Hodgman, and his young hacker protégé, Nicole Winters.
EP2 Meet Big DataJun 26, 2013
Agent Topple reveals a few tricks of the pre-digital trade when Winters attempts to explain to him how computers work. Agent Topple is Not Impressed.
EP3 How To Hack a WebsiteJul 10, 2013
Nicole finally gets a chance to hack into a personal email, only to find herself in the bowels of Agent Topple's locked messages from the 90s. As imagined, this is unfortunate.
EP4 The Antisocial NetworkJul 17, 2013
After an urgent alert from the PRISM program followed by a shocking revelation from Nicole, Agent Topple doesn't not panic.
EP5 Spy vs. SpyJul 24, 2013
After recently discovering Winters is actually his supervisor, Agent Topple mobilizes the full power of the National Security State to neutralize this inconvenient threat on his own security. All while catching up on his "stories," also known to many as the illegal surveillance of private citizens in the comfort of their own home. This is surprisingly stimulating.
EP6 Blackmail at 4:20Jul 31, 2013
Nicole strikes back with a hefty dose of new-school espionage, but Topple is not to be outdone. Hint: you can't topple Topple 'cuz Topple don't stopple!
EP7 25 Reasons the NSA Should Hire Buzzfeed StaffersAug 14, 2013
After Nicole debunks Henry's Buzzfeed logic, he must chose between destroying all electronic music or preserving Downton Abbey.
EP8 How to Kill Your BossAug 21, 2013
Topple settles into his new role as a cyber-spy, but hold on to your tequila sunrise: a hangover from his swinging '70s past leaves him odd-man-out at the counter-intelligence key party ... until his target conveniently "disappears."
EP9 How to Hack a TelegramAug 28, 2013
Hot on the trail of a devastating computer virus, Topple and Winters burn the midnight oil. Are the North Koreans sending encrypted telegrams or has Kim Jong-un taken up beat poetry?
EP10 How to Cheat to WinSep 04, 2013
Nicole accuses Topple of treason and Topple plays the class card. But do average Americans really want to live in world where elites are held to the same standards? We think not.
EP11 Shout to All My Lost SpiesSep 11, 2013
Topple’s bravado is put to the test when his old-school spy game gets the green light. Winters busts out her best pep talk, but can Topple get back to his fighting weight? The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of one man—and his mustache.
EP12 The Cougar Lies with Spanish MossSep 18, 2013
Agent Topple's mustache does its dirty work, and Nicole brokers a deal for peace. But why is the NSA collecting millions of Instagram brunch photos? And if your waffles have nothing to hide, what are they so worried about?
Official Website: https://www.wired.com/video/series/codefellas
Synopsis
CODEFELLAS is an American animated political satire web series depicting the secretive world of a slightly askew NSA. Starring Emily Heller and John Hodgman, distributed by WIRED magazine.