Max Headroom
Grossberg's Return
Season 2, Episode 3 · Aired 1987-10-02
Synopsis
Electrodemocracy goes haywire when a politically corrupt ratings maneuver threatens to destroy Network 23. Grossberg wages a grim vendetta against Edison and Network 23 by taking firm control of their arch rival Network 66. 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.
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