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Halt and Catch Fire

  • 7.9 /10

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Plot

During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.

Cast

Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan
Lee Pace

as Joe MacMillan

Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark
Scoot McNairy

as Gordon Clark

Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe
Mackenzie Davis

as Cameron Howe

Kerry Bishé as Donna Clark
Kerry Bishé

as Donna Clark

Toby Huss as John 'Bos' Bosworth
Toby Huss

as John 'Bos' Bosworth

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • June 1, 2014

Last Aired Date

  • October 14, 2017

Production Companies

  • AMC Studios

  • Lockjaw

  • Gran Via Productions

  • 320 Sycamore

  • Sic Semper Tyrannis

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 4

Number of Episodes

  • 40

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Reviews

**Perhaps the best show on television.** I found myself a new favourite among TV series. Exceedingly strong performances from the whole cast, a gripping, dynamic plot, and script and direction that will have you laughing aloud before hunkering at the edge of your seat. As TV goes, I honestly don’t think it gets much better than this. The character of Joe MacMillan is just unrivalled in comp…

An interpretation of the ending + the meaning of the series as a whole * * * SPOILERS AHEAD * * * It was about Joe all along. Profound conclusion to a transcendental experience 10*++ At first glance this series seems to be about the world of tech. It takes place during an exciting time in the evolution of this field and it gives us a glimpse into the background of that era, even if it is a…

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Season 4

2017|10 Episodes

The final season chronicles the tech industry and the birth of the Internet in the 1980s and early 1990s and sees each character navigate the early days of the Internet as they search for answers, both personally and professionally, while the competitive nature of the tech world continues to grow and affect their relationships.

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