From creator Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Rec), the futuristic comedy series Upload is set in a technologically advanced world where humans can be uploaded into a virtual afterlife when they are clearly on the path to their departure. When Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) is forced to make a quick decision about his fate, after a self-driving car accident, he makes the choice to be uploaded into the highly sought after Lakeview, where he meets his customer service guide (Andy Allo) and the two form an unlikely friendship in this new digital realm. During a virtual press day …

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The sci-fi drama Code 8 is set in a world where the 4% of the population who are born with different supernatural abilities face discrimination and live in poverty, pushing them to resort to crime to survive. When a power-enabled young man named Connor (Robbie Amell) is lured into a lucrative criminal world by Garrett (Stephen Amell), in an effort to help pay for his ailing mother’s health treatment, he quickly ends up being in over his head and fighting for his own survival. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Robbie Amell (who’…

The sci-fi drama Code 8 is set in a world where the 4% of the population who are born with different supernatural abilities face discrimination and live in poverty, pushing them to resort to crime to survive. When a power-enabled young man named Connor (Robbie Amell) is lured into a lucrative criminal world by Garrett (Stephen Amell), in an effort to help pay for his ailing mother’s health treatment, he quickly ends up being in over his head and fighting for his own survival. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Stephen Amell (who’…

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Code 8 works better as a proof of concept than a standalone sci-fi thriller, serving up fascinating world-building with a fairly basic story.

There's no slowing down for Arrowverse star Stephen Amell between the premiere of his new sci-fi film Code 8 and the more recent news of a spinoff series based on the movie getting set up over at Quibi. Amell will soon be leaving the Arrowverse after starring on the CW series Arrow for nearly a decade. As the final season of the show winds down, Amell is getting stuck into new projects, which currently includes Code 8 and the wrestling TV series Heels. [caption id="attachment_858405" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Elevation Pictures[/caption] According to TV …

Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell are cousins. They're both huge parts of the Arrowverse, with Stephen playing the title role on Arrow and Robbie playing Firestorm in The Flash. And in 2016, the two made a short, proof-of-concept sci-fi short film called Code 8 as proof to investors that their original story was something worth expanding into a feature. Now, three years later, the creative cousins have their full-length version of the idea ready to watch in theatres or On Demand December 13. And they've got a trailer to boot. Directed by Jeff Chan, …