Summary
Will Scott, one of the FBI's leading crypto-analysts is hired to crack a heavily coded document. He soon discovers it's a hit list, putting him in the cross-hairs of the bad guys who want it back.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 57
IMDb5.2
Time to watch it all
5 h 44 min
8 episodes, about 43 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+18First aired
2021
March 19, 2021
Ended 2021
Genres
CrimeAction & AdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreOther crew · 2
- Majdi Smiri Creator
- Mohamed Sayed Bisheer Creator
Cypher episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Code, 7.2
- S1 E2 Deadman Walking, 7.4
- S1 E3 A Dead End, 7.6
- S1 E4 Welcome Back, 7.6
- S1 E5 Second Death, 7.7
- S1 E6 Achilles' Heel, 7.9
- S1 E7 The Snake and the Mouse, 7.6
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