Max Headroom

Max Headroom

ENDED2 Seasons14 Episodes6.9
NetworkABC
First AiredMar 31, 1987
Last AiredMay 12, 1988
Runtime60 min
Created ByAnnabel Jankel, Rocky Morton

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

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

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 14 episodes

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Academy
E1Academy
Sep 18, 198747m
Network 23 becomes the victim of signal zipping - illegal interruption of their satellite feed. When Bryce tracks the zipping to Big Time Television, Reg is arrested and sent for trial by gameshow on ""You the Jury"". Meanwhile Edison and Theora trace the real zippers to the Academy of Computer Sciences, and Bryce's old schoolfriends.
Deities
E2Deities
Sep 25, 198748m
The Vu-Age Church is running a phony resurrection service, claiming to be able to store cortical scans of its members and keep them on-line for the day when cloning is perfected and their personalities can be placed in new bodies. Edison is reluctant to pursue the story because Vu- Age's leading televangelist, Vanna Smith, is an old flame.
Grossberg's Return
E3Grossberg's Return
Oct 2, 198748m
Rival Network 66 attempts to defeat Network 23 in a ratings-based election by introducing a ""watch while you sleep"" device into its programming to cause people to leave their TV sets on all night.
Dream Thieves
E4Dream Thieves
Oct 9, 198748m
Some shady entrepreneurs are stealing people's dreams and selling them to the highest bidders. Edison goes undercover to expose their lethal business.
Whacketts
E5Whacketts
Oct 16, 198748m
A video narcotic is causing people to leave their TVs tuned to Big Time Television twenty-four hours a day.
Neurostim
E6Neurostim
Apr 28, 198848m
Zik-Zak introduces Neurostim, a device to directly stimulate the brain and bypass the need to use television for advertising.
Lessons
E7Lessons
May 5, 198848m
Network 23 censors go a step too far when they try to shut down a secret school in the fringes, because it's using pirated Network 23 instructional programming.
Baby Grobags
E8Baby Grobags
May 12, 198848m
Edison Carter is on the trail of some rather dark people who are stealing babies from the baby pods where they are grown while Bryce carefully considers working for Grossberg and channel 66.

About Max Headroom

Max Headroom is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series on ABC. The show first aired on Mar 31, 1987 and currently has 2 seasons and 14 episodes. Max Headroom has ended after 2 seasons. It has a rating of 6.9/10 based on 75 votes. The cast includes Matt Frewer, Chris Young, Jeffrey Tambor, William Morgan Sheppard, Concetta Tomei. Created by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton.

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