The Fear Index: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Fear Index centers on Dr Alex Hoffman, a computer scientist and genius who is ready to make a killing. Alongside his Hedge Fund business partner and best friend, Hugo, he's launching VIXAL-4 to investors - an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. The promise is billions, the rich are ready to get richer... but this is not the day Alex and Hugo had planned on. What follows is a fast-paced journey through the worst 24 hours of Alex's life - cutting across reality, memory and paranoid fantasy, forcing him to question everything he sees with his own eyes.

Series details

• Title: The Fear Index
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2022-02-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-02-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Atlantic
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 54964
• IMDb ID: tt1967620
• TVDB ID: 401771

Cast and credited roles

• Josh Hartnett — Dr Alex Hoffman
• Leila Farzad — Gabby Hoffman
• Arsher Ali — Hugo Quarry
• Grégory Montel — Detective Leclerc
• Aïssa Maïga — Marieme Sagnane
• Jeremy Killick — Karp
• Irène Jacob — Dr Polidori

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-02-10; final listed air date 2022-02-10; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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