Max Headroom

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ABC | Cinemax | Release Date: March 31, 1987
Starring: W. Morgan Sheppard, George Coe, Jeffrey Tambor, Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, Chris Young (I)
Summary: This groundbreaking science fiction series ran for two short seasons on ABC in the late 1980s. The show, set "20 minutes into the future," depicts a dystopian world where television networks and corporations have become all-powerful. Matt Frewer stars as investigative TV reporter Edison Carter and as his unpredictable computer-generatedThis groundbreaking science fiction series ran for two short seasons on ABC in the late 1980s. The show, set "20 minutes into the future," depicts a dystopian world where television networks and corporations have become all-powerful. Matt Frewer stars as investigative TV reporter Edison Carter and as his unpredictable computer-generated alter-ego Max Headroom, a character who also appeared during the same time period in commercials for Coca-Cola and as the host of his own talk show (which aired in the US on Cinemax, though it, like ABC's sci-fi drama series, were produced in the UK). Jeffrey Tambor and Amanda Pays also star. The DVD set (belatedly released in 2010) includes a final episode that never aired in the US.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
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