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Cracking the Code

Season 1 Episode 3: The Japanese Super Code

In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, a determined US effort is launched to crack Japan's unbreakable WWII code, as a courageous naval officer takes a massive risk to counter the Japanese invasion and alter the course of the Pacific war in favor of the United States.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Mob Code

1. The Mob Code

Aired: Aug 15, 2022

Elizabeth Friedman, a suburban mom, uses her skills to crack crucial codes, b...

Episode 2 The Killer Code

2. The Killer Code

Aired: Aug 22, 2022

Next episode, the hunt for the Zodiac Killer reaches a breakthrough after fiv...

Episode 3 The Japanese Super Code

3. The Japanese Super Code

Aired: Aug 29, 2022

In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, a determined US effort is launch...

Episode 4 The Lost Civilization

4. The Lost Civilization

Aired: Sep 5, 2022

Academic giants embark on a groundbreaking quest to unravel a forgotten langu...

Episode 5 The Gang Code

5. The Gang Code

Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Tenacious investigators crack ultra-secure communication codes to outsmart gl...

Episode 6 The Cold War Code

6. The Cold War Code

Aired: Sep 19, 2022

Code breakers in America embark on a treacherous mission to decipher a Soviet...

Episode 7 The Code That Won the Great War

7. The Code That Won the Great War

Aired: Sep 26, 2022

A team of exceptional thinkers races against the clock to crack a cryptic mes...

Episode 8 The Human Code

8. The Human Code

Aired: Oct 3, 2022

The quest to crack the Human Genome's complex code drives scientific innovati...

Info about Cracking the Code

Network: SBS

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Documentary