Tonight (April 9) at 9PM ET/PT, CBS premieres a new JAG-like series called The Code. It’s not a JAG reboot, but it may as well be one.
The Code is a drama about the military’s brightest minds who tackle the toughest legal challenges facing the U.S. Marine Corps. As prosecutors, defense lawyers, and investigators, these Marines work together to serve their country with integrity while often putting aside their personal ideals for the sake of justice.
Operating out of Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, Captain John “Abe” Abraham (Luke Mitchell) is a driven prosecutor for whom becoming a Marine is a longstanding family tradition and a responsibility he treats with devotion and passion. His colleague and friend, Captain Maya Dobbins (Anna Wood), is the fearless lead defense attorney who is never hesitant to go up against one of her own, but is also a team player if it means finding the truth. Major Trey Ferry (Ato Essandoh) is Abe’s eloquent and wise superior officer working for the prosecution who pursues suspects with ferocity. Commanding officer Colonel Glenn Turnbull (Dana Delany), one of the highest-ranking female officers in the Judge Advocate Corps, demands excellence of herself and her staff, while inspiring intense loyalty. Assisting the team is Lt. Harper Li (Philippa Soo), a highly capable lawyer who is eager to take on bigger cases, and tech-savvy, efficient Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi (Raffi Barsoumian), the Marine equivalent of a paralegal. These active duty Marines are attorneys who have chosen to serve their country in pursuit of military justice at home and abroad.
Some preview images from the first episode which is called “Blowed Up” can be found below.
THE CODE
"Blowed Up" -- Luke Mitchell and Anna Wood star in the new drama about the military's brightest minds who tackle the toughest challenges facing the United States Marine Corps. When a soldier in Afghanistan kills his commanding officer, Judge Advocates Capt. John "Abe" Abraham (Mitchell) and Capt. Maya Dobbins (Wood) are assigned to the case as prosecution and defense lawyers by their commanding officer, Col. Glenn Turnbull (Dana Delany), on the series premiere of THE CODE, Tuesday, April 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo and Raffi Barsoumian also star. Pictured (L-R) Phillipa Soo as Lieutenant Harper Li and Raffi Barsoumian as Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Guest stars in the first episode of The Code “Blowed Up” include Will Swenson (Capt. Jason Hunt), Justine Cotsonas (Alex Hunt), Wayne Duvall (Hermes Papademotropoulos), Evan Hall (PFC Ian Morehead), Emmanuel Brown (Corporal), Danny Johnson (Lt. Col. Wyatt Metcalf), Gage Banister (Private Guerwicz), Ruibo Qian (Lt. Jin), Mark Deklin (Commander Noah Hewitt), Daniel Oreskes (Brigadier General Coburn), Kia Joy Goodwin (Toni Poirier), Veronica Cruz (Waiter), Michael Gaston (General H.H. Carrick IV), Tawny Cypress (Col. Edina Corpus), Sean Phillips (Bailiff #1), Bobby Conte Thornton (Lt. Junior Grade Cameron Naldi), Iris Delgado (Bailiff #2)
