Max Headroom
1987 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min
★ 7.2(76)unSUB Rating
In a dystopian future where television networks fight for control through ratings and broadcasts, a reporter’s dangerous discovery threatens a powerful station. After an attempted silencing, a digital TV personality emerges, raising questions about control, truth, and who really owns the airwaves.
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Details
- Years
- 1987–1988
- Release date
- 1987-03-31
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.9/10 (76 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy quirky 1980s sci-fi with dark humor and media satire; Not for you if you need modern pacing or polished effects.
Pros: sharp media satire; memorable digital host; ahead-of-its-time ideas | Cons: dated visuals; slow stretches; uneven moments
Cast & crew
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
John Winston
- CJ
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Directed by Victor Lobl, Thomas J. Wright, Janet Greek +3 more
Episodes2 seasons · 14 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Blipverts60mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S1E2Rakers60mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S1E3Body Banks60mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S1E4Security Systems60mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S1E5War60mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S1E6The Blanks48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Academy47mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E2Deities48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E3Grossberg's Return48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E4Dream Thieves48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E5Whacketts48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E6Neurostim48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E7Lessons48mThe Roku ChannelTubi
- S2E8Baby Grobags48mThe Roku ChannelTubi