Max Headroom (1987)

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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?

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Main cast

Matt Frewer

as Edison Carter / Max Headroom

Chris Young

as Bryce Lynch

Jeffrey Tambor

as Murray

William Morgan Sheppard

as Blank Reg

Concetta Tomei

as Blank Dominique

Amanda Pays

as Theora Jones

George Coe

as Ben Cheviot

Lee Wilkof

as Edwards

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