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Season 1 – The Chicago Code

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Jarek Wysocki is a veteran of the Chicago Police Department and one of the department's most-respected officers. He is polite and charming but goes through partners like people go through tissues. His latest partner is Caleb, an observant young detective desperate to prove himself. Jarek keeps close tabs on his niece, Vonda, a rookie cop on the beat. Wysocki's main adversary is building magnate-turned-politician Ronin Gibbons, who Jarek is convinced is dirty.

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The Chicago Code — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

A supremely effective police procedural, The Chicago Code boasts a strong cast, intricate plotting, and a gritty setting.

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Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Feb 7, 2011
"The Chicago Code" is almost precisely what you would expect from a cop drama created by Shawn Ryan for network television. And that is meant to be read with a sense of cautious celebration rather than cynical resignation. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall HitFix Feb 7, 2011
This is a very smart, well-produced, great-looking cop show, one that does familiar things but does them in interesting ways. Go to Full Review Hank Stuever Washington Post Feb 7, 2011
The show is point-blank, but somewhat brilliantly so. Go to Full Review Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Nov 17, 2018
Working within the parameters of network TV must be challenging for [Shawn] Ryan---"jaghole" is a favourite swear---and it's that push that elevates The Chicago Code over the other procedural franchises. Go to Full Review David Bianculli NPR's Fresh Air May 15, 2018
The Chicago Code quickly finds its way. It borrows a little from The Wire, and a little from EZ Streets, but those are great places to start. Go to Full Review Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily News Aug 20, 2013
What Code is is a show that's not afraid to be just a little bigger than life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan A @RT07032688 Nov 30, 2024 The best cop show, well tied with The Shield. There is no good reason why this was cancelled. Me thinks it got too close to home with the storylines. See more Feb 5, 2019 I really enjoyed this show and thought it was far and away the best new show of the season. The writing was interesting and the cast was very engaging and captured my interest right away. Jason Clarke was really outstanding and I was very interested in watching Jennifer Beals and Delroy Lindo as their characters became more developed. I can't imagine why they cancelled this show so quickly - it was far superior to most of the police procedural shows on the air. See more Aug 25, 2014 Chicago Code is a show sadly cancelled before it's time; the one season that we got to see was a police procedural with emotional complexity, rich, believable characters and moral ambiguity. See more Jul 9, 2014 One of the finest Cop Series See more Read all reviews
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Shawn Ryan

Creator

Jason Clarke

Jarek Wysocki

Jennifer Beals

Teresa Colvin

Matt Lauria

Caleb Evers

Devin Kelley

Vonda Wysocki

Todd Williams

Isaac Joiner

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 7, 2011 Pilot Teresa Colvin, the city's first female superintendent, petitions for a corruption task force to investigate an entrepreneur-turned-politician; Colvin's ex-partner, Jarek, investigates a suspicious murder with his new partner, Caleb. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 14, 2011 Hog Butcher Alderman Gibbons visits the family of a fallen police officer; Jarek and Caleb follow up on Liam's leads; Vonda and Isaac are promoted to the organized-crime task force. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 21, 2011 Gillis, Chase & Babyface Jarek and Caleb track a bank robber through the streets, but he is dead by the time they catch up with him; Superintendent Colvin meets with Alderman Gibbons about a construction site. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 28, 2011 Cabrini-Green When a bomber blows up a city building, additional targets and people are left in danger; a teenage armed robber threatens Alderman Gibbons. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 7, 2011 O'Leary's Cow Detective Wysocki and Evers encounter uncooperative locals while investigating the death of a teenager in Chinatown; Teresa's brother-in-law gets involved with a shady business deal; Liam goes deeper undercover. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 14, 2011 The Gold Coin Kid While searching for a drug supplier, Wysocki and Evers uncover an elaborate murder case; Teresa tries to get new radios for the department. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 21, 2011 Black Hand and the Shotgun Man FBI Division Chief Cuyler (Adam Arkin) interferes with Wysocki and Evers' investigation of an international drug dealer; Liam feels vulnerable while visiting grieving families. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 11, 2011 Wild Onions The police department battles escalating violence during record-breaking summer heat; Teresa finds herself back in the field; a boy witnesses his father being killed. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 18, 2011 St. Valentine's Day Massacre After five merchants are shot in a restaurant, Superintendent Colvin is blamed for the city's escalating crime problem; Vonda and Isaac revisit a domestic violence case. Details Episode 10 Aired May 2, 2011 Bathhouse & Hinky Dink Teresa and Jarek mount an investigation when a deadlocked jury acquits a corrupt city official. Details Episode 11 Aired May 9, 2011 Black Sox Teresa takes on the police department's corrupt promotion system; Vonda receives a package that reveals more about the Wysocki family. Details Episode 12 Aired May 16, 2011 Greylord and Gambat Teresa, Jarek and Caleb search for a witness in the case against Alderman Gibbons; Liam is forced to take matters into his own hands. Details Episode 13 Aired May 23, 2011 Mike Royko's Revenge Special Agent Cuyler (Adam Arkin) comes to see Superintendent Colvin; Jarek tries to address his family issues; the case against Chicago's kingpin of corruption comes to an end. Details

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The Chicago Code — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Michael Offer, Clark Johnson, Lesli Linka Glatter, Charles McDougall, Terrence O'Hara, Guy Ferland, Jean de Segonzac
Creator
Shawn Ryan
Executive Producer
Shawn Ryan, Tim Minear
Screenwriter
Davey Holmes, Patrick Massett, Virgil Williams, Shawn Ryan, Heather Mitchell, Tim Minear, Jon Worley, John Zinman, Christal Henry, Kevin Townsley
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 7, 2011
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