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Max Headroom

1987 to 1988 Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2 seasons

TMDB rating 7.0/10 Ended

Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23's star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the station's dominion over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After Carter's "accident," his mind is uploaded to create the world's first self-aware, computer-generated TV host — Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?

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Cast and details

  • Matt FrewerEdison Carter / Max Headroom
  • Chris YoungBryce Lynch
  • Jeffrey TamborMurray
  • William Morgan SheppardBlank Reg
  • Concetta TomeiBlank Dominique
  • Amanda PaysTheora Jones
  • George CoeBen Cheviot
  • Lee WilkofEdwards
  • Andreas Katsulas
  • Rosalind ChaoAngie Barry
  • Hank GarrettAshwell
  • Sherman HowardSimon Peller
Created by
Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Network
ABC
First aired
Mar 31, 1987
Latest episode
May 12, 1988

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2020

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