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Halt and Catch Fire

2014 • Showcase
4.4
40 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 i/o
12/30/14
The 1980s computing boom through the eyes of a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy as they chart the changing culture in Texas' Silicon Prairie.
2 FUD
1/6/15
After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.
3 High Plains Hardware
1/13/15
Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality while Joe and Bosworth attempt to procure capital to fund the making of the new machine.
4 Close To The Metal
1/20/15
As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.
5 Adventure
1/27/15
Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.
6 Landfall
2/3/15
A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon and leaves Joe to make a difficult decision. Hurricane Alicia spurs personal revelations.
7 Giant
2/10/15
A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. With Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.
8 The 214s
2/17/15
Scandal rocks Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.
9 Up Helly Aa
2/24/15
Unforeseen adversaries and new complications threaten to derail all that the Cardiff Electric team has worked for at COMDEX.
10 1984
3/3/15
As Gordon and Joe prepare to ship the Giant, a suspicious defect calls their partnership into question. Cameron takes her future into her own hands.

About this show

Set in the early 1980s, series dramatizes the personal computing boom through the eyes of a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy whose innovations directly confront the corporate behemoths of the time. Their personal and professional partnership will be challenged by greed and ego while charting the changing culture in Texas' Silicon Prairie.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
40 reviews
Beau Harwood
October 29, 2016
Halt is the first television show in a long time that I've invested time into. Fans of tech will love this, and even those tech-illiterate will still enjoy it as a piece of media.
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Jarryd Pinto
May 8, 2020
The best TV show I've seen in years. Halt & Catch Fire combines the birth of personal computing with human drama in a way that no other TV show has. If you love tech, great writing and a stellar cast, you owe it to yourself to watch this show.
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Q A
May 27, 2020
Great show, a dramatisation of all the magic and enthusiasm of technology from the 80's vibe to the early 90's. A show that borrows from history, transfers it into its own world, and weaves it into a wonderful fast paced drama with a brilliant cast.
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