jax713 I watched all of Season 1 over two days and found it difficult to stay awake. I stuck with it mainly because of the IMDb rating. The theme of the black market in nuclear weaponry, surrounded by corporate and political malfeasance, topped off with computer hacking and murder, and all tied together with investigative journalism should result in a suspenseful thriller. But no, instead I was subjected to endless scenes of relationship issues between brothers, lovers, coworkers, et al. Nearly every single character in this show (and there are a lot of them) was treated to a mind-numbing exposition of their personal relationships. I ended up not caring about any of them, including one of the two central characters, a sporadically dysfunctional computer geek who is supposed to inspire sympathy. I have to assume there were many scenes that were cut in order to focus on all these relationships because the advancement of the main plot was choppy and frequently left me wondering how we got to a particular scene because there were sudden shifts in what was going on. Episode 1/Season 1 was a melange of different events that took quite a long time to get the viewer acquainted with who was who, you know that artsy attempt to "not to tell the viewer too much" style that is supposed to get your curiosity going, but in this case it seemed it would never get to the point.I plodded through all 6 episodes hoping some suspense would occur, but it did not. I had to fast forward through many scenes just to avoid becoming completely annoyed by all the time spent on Jesse's behaviors, grieving families, hollow careers, and disjointed uninteresting sub-plots. The show did not give me the story line as advertised. Further, I could not help moaning aloud when, every few minutes, another scene of clouds speeding across the sky was shown. Egads, give it a rest!! I would suggest the producers take a look at such shows as State of Play, House of Cards, or even the old 3 Days of the Condor for lessons on pacing, exposition, and character development and how to stick to the story. My two stars are for the acting which was excellent all around in spite of the lousy end product.

cartman_usaf I enjoy too much the gripping story line and show how real terrorist are treated in some way. I think Jesse is the character you root for for the whole story. They could do a movie and it will be very successful. I enjoy the show now that is in Netflix. Hopefully they could continue the story and expand more they could start with how Jesse got caught and was sentenced not to touch a computer ever again. And the story of his brother with a member of th PM CHAMBER. I'm becoming more addicted to all Aussie and New Zealand TV series. They are becoming a big powerhouse in TV series. Netflix and the USA audience should start give a chance to all the series that I'm glad you can see thru my iPad,Xbox and PS3. I hope Netflix continue to bring more and even cinema from the Australia, New Zealand.

Thalia Davies Like many Australians I have been let down by the calibre of television in this country. Never did I think I would award 10 stars to an Australian show. That was under I started "The Code". I didn't expect much from this show, in fact I thought a "Samson & Delilah" esque plot would evolve from the synopsis. How wrong I was. There are several plot lines running concurrently. One is set in the bush in a remote town where Alex (a VERY unrecognisable Lucy Lawless) has set up shop as a bleeding heart teacher. Two of her students take her car for a joyride. Cut to Canberra where we get a glimpse into the surprisingly thrilling world of Australian politics. My personal favourite is watching the complex relationship between brothers Ned & Jessie unfold, Ned being an internet journalist who uncovers the story of the missing teens & Jessie being a brilliant but troubled computer geek. This is all tied together beautifully with the Australian version of the NSA on the trail of our would be heroes. Gripping stuff. This is every bit as slick & well developed as its Hollywood counterparts, in particular Homeland (before it went weird). Give it a go, you will not be disappointed.

l_rawjalaurence On the basis of the opening episodes, Shawn Seet's production looks to provide plenty of interest. A sophisticated political thriller set in Canberra and the outback, THE CODE focuses on the efforts of journalist Ned Banks (Dan Spielman) to find out the connection between governmental politics and a mysterious accident involving the death of a teenager. The quest leads him into several inexplicable and often traumatic incidents; his brother Jesse (Ashley Zukerman) is taken into custody for having hacked a government website, and roughed up in the process. When Jesse returns home, he is so traumatized that he can hardly communicate. No one can be trusted in this world of shadows: Jesse's girlfriend is not quite all that she might be, while Ned's ex-girlfriend Sophie (Chelsie Preston Crayford), a high-ranking member of the government's spin-doctoring team, has a relationship with her oleaginous boss, who knows what's happened to Jesse, but will never let on.Stylistically speaking, THE CODE borrows some conventions from US series such as NUMB3RS - for example, the flashing of computer- screens and computer-generated information on screen to advance the plot. The basic situation owes a lot to NUMB3RS too: Jesse might be suffering from panic attacks, but he is also a computer genius, working in cahoots with his more staid yet respectable brother Ned. Nonetheless director Seet shows that there is a firm filial bond between the two of them: Ned reveals a touching concern for Jesse's welfare, especially when forced to leave home on a business assignment.THE CODE makes much of the contrast between town and country; the endless plains of the outback, with lonely buildings placed here and there suggests a wild, untamed world, one where it is very easy to get lost. This is precisely what happens to teenager Clarence Boyd (Aaron L. McGrath) at one point. The city world of Canberra is one of gleaming glass buildings and perpetual shadows - a fitting context for a world of politicking in which people try to get the better of one another by fair means or foul. Most government officials' principal interest consists of saving their own skin - which is why they treat Jesse so brutally as someone who has inadvertently fouled up their organization.The only criticism of the series so far is that director Seet tends to advance the plot through exposition - where characters explain things to us through dialog - rather than incident. This strategy tends to slow the pace of the drama up somewhat. Once the basic situation have been established, however, the drama unfolds smoothly, offering several surprises along the way. Definitely worth staying with.