Max Headroom (1987)

TV Series · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · First aired March 31, 1987 · Ended

Overview

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?

Created by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton

Cast

• Matt Frewer as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
• Chris Young as Bryce Lynch
• Jeffrey Tambor as Murray
• William Morgan Sheppard as Blank Reg
• Concetta Tomei as Blank Dominique
• Amanda Pays as Theora Jones
• George Coe as Ben Cheviot
• Lee Wilkof as Edwards

Seasons

• Season 1 · 6 episodes · 1987
• Season 2 · 8 episodes · 1987

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