Max Headroom
In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.
- Category
- Series
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Runtime
- 1h
- Director
- Annabel Jankel
- Cast
- Matt Frewer, Chris Young, Jeffrey Tambor, William Morgan Sheppard, Concetta Tomei
- Country
- United States
Synopsis
20 minutes into the future, the world has become imbued network-television. It's illegal to turn off your TV, and televisions are given to the needy. In this world, Network 23 has a highly-rated news program with a roving reporter named Edison Carter. But Carter uncovers a plot to cover up lethal "blipverts" and is almost killed. In the process his mind is copied into a computer and the computer-generated personality "Max Headroom" is born. Together, Max and Edison, along with Edison's controller (Theora), their boss (Murray), their boss' boss (Ben Cheviot), and Network 23's boy-genius (Bryce) combat crime, placate sponsors, defeat rival networks, and turn in stories. 14 episodes.