TV series · 1987
Max Headroom
First aired 31 March 1987 Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy TMDB ↗
Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23's star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the station's dominion over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After Carter's "accident," his mind is uploaded to create the world's first self-aware, computer-generated TV host — Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?
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George Coe
as Ben Cheviot
William Morgan Sheppard
as Blank Reg
Jeffrey Tambor
as Murray
Lee Wilkof
as Edwards
Matt Frewer
as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
Amanda Pays
as Theora Jones
Everyone else (13) ↓
Billie Bird
John Winston
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Michael Preston
as Traker
Concetta Tomei
as Blank Dominique
Andreas Katsulas
Andreas Katsulas
as Mr. Bartlett
Dayle Haddon
Sherman Howard
Sherman Howard
as Simon Peller
Bill Maher
as Haskel
Rosalind Chao
as Angie Barry
Chris Young
as Bryce Lynch