Halt and Catch Fire

Drama2014TV-1440 episodes4 seasonsScripted

Tagline: What are you searching for?

First aired: 2014-06-01

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Christopher CantwellChristopher C. Rogers

Casting

  • Mackenzie Davis
    Cameron Howe
  • Lee Pace
    Joe MacMillan
  • Scoot McNairy
    Gordon Clark
  • Kerry Bishé
    Donna Clark
  • Toby Huss
    John 'Bos' Bosworth
Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 Poster

Season 1

In 1983, personal computing was anyone's game. Navigating the thin line between visionary and fraud, genius and delusion, 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. The battle for CTRL begins.

Number of episodes 10

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Season 2

Joe, Gordon, and Bosworth are caught up in their own "online" wave while attempting to heal old wounds. This season explores the thin line that separates genius from self-delusion and the desire to leave a meaningful mark on the world.

Number of episodes 10

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Season 3

Season 3 returns six months after the move from Texas as each character faces new challenges trying to find their place in this new environment. Cameron and Donna hunt for an idea that will launch Mutiny as a key player. Gordon struggles to find a place within his wife's company. Joe continues to build upon his empire, reinventing himself which ultimately sends him back into the lives of his old partners.

Number of episodes 10

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Season 4

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.

Number of episodes 10