Max Headroom (1987)

About This Series

Max Headroom is a sci-fi and fantasy series created by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton. Its leading cast includes Matt Frewer, Chris Young and Jeffrey Tambor. It premiered on March 31, 1987 on ABC. TMDB lists 2 seasons and 14 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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?

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Matt Frewer Edison Carter / Max Headroom 14 episodes
• Chris Young Bryce Lynch 14 episodes
• Jeffrey Tambor Murray 14 episodes
• William Morgan Sheppard Blank Reg 14 episodes
• Concetta Tomei Blank Dominique 14 episodes
• Amanda Pays Theora Jones 14 episodes
• George Coe Ben Cheviot 14 episodes
• Lee Wilkof Edwards 14 episodes
• Andreas Katsulas 3 episodes
• Rosalind Chao Angie Barry 2 episodes
• Hank Garrett Ashwell 2 episodes
• Sherman Howard 2 episodes
• John Winston 1 episode
• C Carol Mayo Jenkins 1 episode
• Billie Bird 1 episode
• Dayle Haddon 1 episode
• Richard Frank Biller 1 episode
• Ron Fassler Grieg 1 episode

Seasons

• Season 11987 · 6 episodes
• Season 21987 · 8 episodes
• Specials1985 · 12 episodes