Max Headroom
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Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1987-03-31
Synopsis
Top TV reporter Max Edison discovers Network 23 is experimenting with advertising that is lethal to some viewers. His boss tries to kill him and copy his mind to a controllable simulation. Instead Edison survives - and Max Headroom is born.
In the series
This episode is part of Max Headroom (1987–1988) on ABC.
Stuttering CGI-ish host and cyberpunk TV news — 20 minutes into the future.
Key cast
- Matt Frewer as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
- Amanda Pays as Theora Jones
- Chris Young as Bryce Lynch