Code 8 Summary Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the population is born with varying supernatural abilities, but instead of being billionaires or superheroes, they face discrimination and live in poverty, often resorting to crime Connor Reed (Robbie Amell), a powerenabled young man, is struggling to pay for his ailing mother's (Kari Code 8 follows one Power, a 26yearold man named Connor Reed (Robbie Amell), as he struggles to save his sick and dying mother Pushed to the brink, Connor teams up with some criminals and usesIn Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother (Based on the short film "Code 8 1 Code 8 cast connor