The Chicago Code

The Chicago Code
The Chicago Code
TheChicagoCodeIntertitle.jpg
Also known as Ride-Along
Genre Crime drama
Created by Shawn Ryan
Starring
Theme music composer Robert Duncan
Opening theme Performed by Billy Corgan
Composer(s) Robert Duncan
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Location(s) Chicago, Illinois
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s)
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) – May 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)

The Chicago Code is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan that aired on Fox in the United States. The series originally aired from February 7 to May 23, 2011.[1] It was filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.[2] Fox canceled the show on May 10, 2011.[3]

Contents

Plot

The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city. Veteran Chicago Police Detective Jarek Wysocki leads the special unit fighting against the corruption. Wysocki was assigned to head the special unit by his boss, the newly appointed first-female Chicago Police Superintendent and his one-time partner, Teresa Colvin. Also on the unit is Caleb Evers, a young detective and Wysocki's latest partner. During their investigations the detectives often encounter police officers Vonda Wysocki (Jarek's niece) and Vonda's partner Isaac Joiner. Undercover officer Chris Collier, who goes by the name Liam Hennessey while undercover, works the streets as he gets information on Hugh Killian and the Irish mob and their connection to the corruption. Believed to be source of the corruption is Alderman Ronin Gibbons, a powerful and influential politician in Chicago.

Cast

Starring

  • Jason Clarke as Jarek Wysocki—a tough Chicago Polish-American homicide detective seen as a legendary figure in the department, who hates profanity, loves the White Sox, and has a hard time finding a partner who can keep up with him on the streets of the city so he has these detectives who can't make "the cut" reassigned "at each other's mutual request." He and Colvin were partnered when starting out as officers, and they share a close friendship, leading her to give him the authority to take over investigations of other officers' cases. Wysocki continues to look for the killers of his late brother who was also a Chicago Police Officer. Wysocki is divorced, and engaged to a younger woman, but still intimate with his ex-wife.
  • Jennifer Beals as Teresa Colvin—Chicago's first female police superintendent. She is a very tough and ambitious officer, unafraid to challenge government officials or demote officers she sees as incompetent, even at the risk of making enemies in the department. In the pilot she reveals that her parents' business and marriage were destroyed by the corruption in the city, and she has made cleaning it up a personal task.
  • Matt Lauria as Caleb Evers—a young homicide detective who is Wysocki's latest partner, and impresses both Wysocki (despite the fact Evers is also a Cubs fan) and Colvin with his observational skills. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and has a pending application to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • Devin Kelley as Vonda Wysocki—Jarek's niece and a rookie police officer. Her father was killed in the line of duty when she was a young child, and her uncle helped raise her and supported her through the police academy.
  • Todd Williams as Isaac Joiner—Vonda's partner, a young and ambitious officer whose hot-shot ways lead Wysocki to worry for his niece. It is later revealed that he is Vonda's boyfriend.
  • Billy Lush as Liam Hennessey—introduced as a low-level thug, later revealed as a police detective named Chris Collier working undercover in the Irish mob.
  • Delroy Lindo as Alderman Ronin Gibbons—a Chicago alderman with more than twenty years in office, widely seen as the most influential figure in the city's political machine. Colvin identifies him as the main target in her anti-corruption crusade.

Recurring

  • Amy Price-Francis as Dina Wysocki—Jarek's ex-wife, with whom he carries on an affair while engaged to Elena. However, despite Jarek choosing her over Elena, she decides to "say goodbye" for good, stating they took too long last time.
  • Camille Guaty as Elena—Jarek's fiancée, who breaks up with him after he tells her he is still in love with Dina.

Production

Originally titled Ride-Along,[4] Fox green-lighted the pilot in January 2010. The series was created by Shawn Ryan, who grew up in nearby Rockford, Illinois. Regarding the setting of Chicago, Ryan said, "It's a city I'm very familiar with, and one I haven't seen photographed much, at least on TV," and that Chicago is "the center of the universe." When describing the show, he stated, "There will be a few twists that make it different from other cop shows on the air and will make it Fox-like."[5] When under its original title and concept, Ryan described the show as "a police show in Chicago that kind of made the viewer feel as if they were in the police car with the cops." As the concept grew, the series was re-titled to The Chicago Code, saying "It became much, much more than I originally intended. It became a show that I realized I wanted to be about a lot more than just police officers. So police officers are who we use to look at the city and look at the intersection of politics and its citizenry."[6]

Fox announced the cancellation of the series on May 10, 2011. The final episode of the series aired May 23, 2011.[3]

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
U.S. viewers
(million)
1 "Pilot" Charles McDougall Shawn Ryan February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) 1ATA79 9.43[7]
Members of the Chicago Police Department, led by Chicago's first female superintendent Teresa Colvin (Jennifer Beals), take aim at corruption which they believe is being supported by Alderman Ronin Gibbons (Delroy Lindo). When Colvin's request for an official task force is denied by corrupt officials, she decides to create an unofficial one, including her former partner, Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke). 
2 "Hog Butcher" Clark Johnson Patrick Massett & John Zinman February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14) 1ATA01 7.35[8]
After the death of Antonio Betz, a fellow officer, the Chicago Police Department track down his killer. Antonio's mother will not receive any death benefits because he was not wearing his bulletproof vest as he gave it to Colvin to save her life. Dealing with her grief, she blames Colvin and serves her with a notice. After catching the killer, Jarek visits church where he vows to find and kill his brother's killer. 
3 "Gillis, Chase & Babyface" Guy Ferland Davey Holmes February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21) 1ATA09 7.87[9]
Jarek and his partner Caleb Evers (Matt Lauria) chase down a bank robber, but when they get to him, he's already been shot dead. They continue to track down the other people involved with the robbery, including a security guard who was shot who may be involved. Undercover officer Liam Hennessey (Billy Lush) learns of a connection between the Irish mob and Alderman Gibbons regarding a construction site, and later tells Jarek. Superintendent Colvin clashes with Gibbons over the construction site, which she knows is full of no-shows collecting paychecks and overbilling the city, which she believes Gibbons orchestrated. Gibbons then has Colvin's chief of staff fired after publicly exposing a tape of him conspiring against Colvin. Gibbons then has him replaced with a man who he used to work with. Jarek and Colvin vow to continue to try and take down Gibbons. 
4 "Cabrini-Green" Jean de Segonzac Tim Minear & Jon Worley February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) 1ATA10 8.04[10]
The Chicago Police Department track down an anonymous bomber whose MO matches the bombings by the Chicago Liberation Army from the 70s. Alderman Gibbons is the target of a hit by a young boy. After the incident, he persuades the boy to tell him who set it up. Gibbons then arranges for the gang leader to be killed. 
5 "O'Leary's Cow" Clark Johnson Kevin Townsley March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07) 1ATA03 7.46[11]
After a teenage boy is murdered in Chinatown when spreading the word of his church, detectives Wysocki and Evers ask for Superintendent Colvin's assistance. When the unofficial mayor of Chinatown is uncooperative, Colvin gets the help of Gibbons who accelerates the investigation. Teresa's brother-in-law Robert (Rockmond Dunbar) asks for her help where he believes a rival company of his friends is laundering money. Unaware to her, Robert received $50,000 in exchange for Teresa to help with getting the rival company shut down. She is forced to turn him in to the FBI as her involvement in the business deal would implicate her and her department. Undercover officer Liam gets closer with the Irish mob when he's allowed on a job, to commit arson which leads to remodeling work where they would get paid. Liam then finds out that someone died during the fire. 
6 "The Gold Coin Kid" Lesli Linka Glatter Heather Mitchell March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14) 1ATA02 7.30[12]
A young woman is found dead and Wysocki and Evers link her to a call-girl club catering to Chicago's elite. Meanwhile, Teresa tries to replace the department's old radios after an incident where an officer could not call for backup as the battery was dead. 
7 "Black Hand and the Shotgun Man" Billy Gierhart Davey Holmes March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21) 1ATA04 6.16[13]
Wysocki and Evers capture a drug lord only to discover that the cash in his boat is ransom money for his son, who's been kidnapped. Wysocki's own domestic life gets more complicated when his son finds out that he and his mother (Wysocki's ex) are still sleeping together. Meanwhile, Liam's hired temporarily by Alderman Gibbons as his driver. He accompanies Gibbons on housecalls to bereaved constituents, one of whom, as Gibbons seems to know, is the widow of the man Liam killed in the fire. Afterwards, Liam vows to Superintendent Colvin that he will remain undercover, to see Gibbons brought down. 
8 "Wild Onions" Adam Arkin Virgil Williams April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11) 1ATA05 5.94[14]
With record-breaking summer heat and potential blackouts, violence escalates in the streets of Chicago, putting the Chicago Police Department in full force. Superintendent Colvin gets back in the field, while detectives Wysocki and Evers take on a case where a son witnessed his father's murder. Meanwhile, undercover officer Liam continues to get closer with Alderman Gibbons. 
9 "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" Michael Offer Christal Henry April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18) 1ATA06 6.38[15]
Superintendent Colvin is blamed for the city's rising crime problem by the Mayor after five merchants are killed in a restaurant in Lincoln Park, which receives media coverage. Colvin puts Wysocki and Evers on the case, hoping they will catch the killer and restore her credibility. 
10 "Bathhouse & Hinky Dink" Terrence O'Hara Patrick Massett & John Zinman May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02) 1ATA07 5.60[16]
As Colvin and Wysocki are preparing the final stages of their case against Alderman Gibbons, they mount an investigation after a deadlocked jury acquits a corrupt city official. 
11 "Black Sox" Michael Offer Heather Mitchell & Kevin Townsley May 9, 2011 (2011-05-09) 1ATA08 5.67[17]
Colvin takes on the police department's corrupt promotion system after a prominent gay man is murdered. Vonda receives an anonymous package that reveals more about the Wysocki family. Jarek meanwhile reveals his feelings for and his affair with Dina to Elena, causing their breakup and Dina to reject him. 
12 "Greylord & Gambat" Paris Barclay Virgil Williams May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16) 1ATA11 5.86[18]
Colvin, Wysocki, and Evers search for a star witness in their case against Alderman Gibbons. Meanwhile, undercover officer Liam continues to gather evidence for the case. 
13 "Mike Royko's Revenge" Lesli Linka Glatter Shawn Ryan & Christal Henry May 23, 2011 (2011-05-23) 1ATA12 7.11[19]
FBI Special Agent Cuyler (Adam Arkin) returns to see Superintendent Colvin; Jarek deals with family issues that have haunted him for years; and the case against Alderman Gibbons comes to a conclusion. 

Reception

The pilot received favorable reviews, scoring 75 out of 100 based on 25 professional reviews on Metacritic.[20] James Queally of The Star-Ledger said that "Ryan's well-crafted characters are what truly carry the pilot, in what equates to an effective, but not groundbreaking, origin story."[21] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the pilot a B+, saying "the show, as a whole, makes great use of Chicago as a character, which in itself gives it a look and feel unlike other urban TV cop thrillers."[22] IGN gave the pilot an 8.5 out of 10, noting that "Chicago Code comes off as a 'tale'. Almost as a city legend-in-the-making, with Scorsese-eque voice-overs in place, letting you know that this story, in a sense, has already happened."[23] David Bianculli of NPR wrote that "[i]t borrows a little from The Wire, HBO's landmark series about entrenched, corrupted city institutions, and a little from EZ Streets, the vintage Paul Haggis cop series that gave equal weight to its good guys and its bad guys. But those are great places to start."[24]

International broadcast

The series aired on Global in Canada concurrently with the American broadcast. It began airing in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky1 on May 12, 2011.[25]

References

  1. ^ ""The Chicago Code" Books Its Series Premiere" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. November 3, 2010. http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z311z1z8&ID=7191. Retrieved November 7, 2010. 
  2. ^ O'Conner, Rod (January 27, 2010). "'The Chicago Code' Makes the Windy City Its Headquarters". Chicago magazine. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2011/The-Chicago-Code-Makes-the-Windy-City-Its-Headquarters/index.php?previewmode=on. Retrieved February 4, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (May 10, 2011). "Fox Cancels Human Target, Lie To Me, Chicago Code, Two Others". TVLine. http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/breaking-fox-cancels-human-target-breaking-in/. Retrieved May 11, 2011. 
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 26, 2010). "Midseason Show News: New Name For Fox's 'Ride-Along', More Scripts For ABC's 'Map'". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/midseason-show-news-new-name-for-foxs-ride-along-more-scripts-for-abcs-map/. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 5, 2010). "Fox greenlights Shawn Ryan's 'Ridealong'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013357?refCatId=14. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  6. ^ Salem, Rob (February 6, 2011). "Salem: Another ’80s icon becomes a city’s top cop". The Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/934178--salem-another-80s-icon-becomes-a-city-s-top-cop. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  7. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 8, 2011). "Monday Finals: No Ratings Adjustments For 'Chuck' or 'The Chicago Code'; 'Mike & Molly' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/monday-finals-no-ratings-adjustments-for-chuck-or-the-chicago-code-mike-molly-adjusted-down/81987. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  8. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 15, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: No 18-49 Adjustments For 'Mad Love,' 'Chuck' Or Any Other Shows". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/15/monday-finals-no-ratings-adjustments-for-mad-love-chuck-or-any-other-shows/82848. Retrieved February 15, 2011. 
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 23, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Bachelor' and 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Chuck'". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/23/monday-final-ratings-the-bachelor-and-hawaii-five-0-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-chuck/83525. Retrieved February 23, 2011. 
  10. ^ Gorman, Bill (March 1, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Bachelor,' 'The Cape' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/monday-final-ratings-the-bachelor-the-cape-adjusted-up/84095. Retrieved March 1, 2011. 
  11. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 8, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Chicago Code' Adjusted Down; 'Two and a Half Men' Repeat Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'The Event'". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/08/monday-final-ratings-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down-two-and-a-half-men-repeat-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-the-event/85036. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
  12. ^ Gorman, Bill (March 15, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Harry's Law' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment For 'Chuck,' 'The Event' Or Any Other New Show". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/15/monday-final-ratings-harrys-law-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-chuck-the-event-or-any-other-new-show/85836. Retrieved March 15, 2011. 
  13. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 22, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Castle,' 'The Chicago Code' Adjusted Down; Dancing Stars, 'How I Met Your Mother' Adjusted Up; 'Chuck' Stays Low". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/22/monday-final-ratings-castle-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down-dancing-stars-how-i-met-your-mother-adjusted-up-chuck-stays-low/86722. Retrieved March 22, 2011. 
  14. ^ Gorman, Bill (April 12, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing With The Stars,' 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Castle' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/monday-final-ratings-dancing-with-the-stars-hawaii-five-0-adjusted-up-castle-adjusted-down/89061. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  15. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 19, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Chicago Code,' 'Cougar Town,' 'Gossip Girl' Adjusted Down; 'Mike & Molly,' 'Mad Love,' 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'DWTS' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/19/monday-final-ratings-the-chicago-code-cougar-town-gossip-girl-adjusted-down-mike-molly-mad-love-hawaii-five-0-dwts-adjusted-up/89989. Retrieved April 19, 2011. 
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (May 3, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing With The Stars,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'Mike & Molly,' 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/03/monday-final-ratings-dancing-with-the-stars-how-i-met-your-mother-mike-molly-hawaii-five-0-adjusted-up/91437. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 
  17. ^ Gorman, Bill (May 10, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Chuck,' 'Dancing,' 'House,' 'Mother,' 'Mad Love,' 'Mike & Molly' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/monday-final-ratings-chuck-dancing-house-mother-mad-love-mike-molly-adjusted-up/92056/. Retrieved May 10, 2011. 
  18. ^ Seidman, Robert (May 18, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing,' 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'Mad Love,' 'Mike & Molly' Adjusted Up; 'The Chicago Code' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/18/monday-final-ratings-dancing-hawaii-five-0-how-i-met-your-mother-mad-love-mike-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down/93127/. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
  19. ^ Gorman, Bill (May 24, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing,' 'House,' 'Event' Adjusted Up; 'Law & Order:LA,' 'Clash Of The Commercials' Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/monday-final-ratings-dancing-house-event-adjusted-up-bachelorette-law-orderla-clash-of-the-commercials-down/93755/. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
  20. ^ "The Chicago Code: Season 1". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-chicago-code/season-1. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  21. ^ Queally (February 8, 2011). "'The Chicago Code' recap: Don't expect 'The Shield'". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2011/02/chicago_code_recap_dont_expect.html. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  22. ^ Murray, Noel (February 7, 2011). "Pilot". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/pilot,51393/. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  23. ^ Fowler, Matt (February 4, 2011). "The Chicago Code: "Pilot" Review". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/114/1147954p1.html. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  24. ^ Bianculli, David (February 7, 2011). "'Chicago Code': This Time The Good Cops Get A Shot". NPR. http://www.npr.org/2011/02/07/133493823/chicago-code-this-time-the-good-cops-get-a-shot. Retrieved February 14, 2011. 
  25. ^ "The Chicago Code". Sky1. http://sky1.sky.com/the-chicago-code. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

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