The Hitchhiker: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Hitchhiker is a half-hour dramatic anthology series presenting modern morality tales with contemporary players. In 85 chilling stories, men and women struggle with the best and worst in themselves, battling with - and all too often succumbing to - their deepest lusts, obsessions and fears.

Series details

• Title: The Hitchhiker
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1983-11-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-02-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: USA Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3843

Cast and credited roles

• Nicholas Campbell — The Hitchhiker
• Page Fletcher — The Hitchhiker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-11-23; final listed air date 1986-04-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-02-17; final listed air date 1987-05-12; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-04-22; final listed air date 1989-12-16; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-09-21; final listed air date 1991-02-22; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Hitchhiker on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.