In Lincoln City, Connor Reed (Robbie Amell), a young man with special powers, struggles to find work as a day laborer.

On March 22, 2016, Robbie and Stephen Amell premiered a 10-minute short film as a teaser for a full-length feature, also titled Code 8.

[6] Some of the perks to donating to Code 8 included digital copies of both versions of the film, exclusive merchandise, producing credits and some quality time with the Amells.

[2] On April 9, 2016, Robbie Amell teased in a Facebook Q&A video that actor Victor Garber had expressed his interest in joining the film.

[7] On April 14, 2016, director Jeff Chan made a post about the short film on the social media and news aggregator site Reddit, where he also answered questions in a mini-AMA.