Max Headroom (1987): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Here's the full cast of Max Headroom (1987) — who plays who — plus where to watch and the essential facts about this TV series.

Where to watch

Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.

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

About Max Headroom

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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