Halt and Catch Fire

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.

First Air Date: 2014-06-01

Last Air Date: 2017-10-14

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 40

Created By: Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

Networks: AMC

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Top Cast

Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan
Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark
Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe
Kerry Bishé as Donna Clark
Toby Huss as John 'Bos' Bosworth
Alana Cavanaugh as Haley Clark, young
August Emerson as Malcolm 'Lev' Levitan
Morgan Hinkleman as Joanie Clark, young
Annabeth Gish as Diane Gould
Cooper Andrews as Yo-Yo

Seasons

Season 1 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2015) - (10 Episodes)

Season 3 (2016) - (10 Episodes)

Season 4 (2017) - (10 Episodes)

Season 1 (2014)

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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: I/O (2014-06-01)

The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.
Ep. 2: FUD (2014-06-08)

After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.
Ep. 3: High Plains Hardware (2014-06-15)

Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality; Joe and Bosworth seek the funds to make the new machine.
Ep. 4: Close to the Metal (2014-06-22)

As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.
Ep. 5: Adventure (2014-06-29)

Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.
Ep. 6: Landfall (2014-07-06)

A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon, leaving Joe to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Hurricane Alicia spurs some personal revelations.
Ep. 7: Giant (2014-07-13)

A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. Meanwhile, with Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.
Ep. 8: The 214s (2014-07-20)

Scandal hits Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Meanwhile, Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.
Ep. 9: Up Helly Aa (2014-07-27)

Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.
Ep. 10: 1984 (2014-08-03)

Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.