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Halt and Catch Fire(TV show/series, 2014-2017)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 40 episodes

Halt and Catch FireRating: 4.0/5 (with 215 votes)
Halt and Catch Fire is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers. It aired on the cable network AMC in the United States from June 1, 2014, to October 14, 2017, spanning four seasons and 40 episodes. It depicts a fictionalized insider's view of the personal computer revolution of the 1980s and the early days of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s. The show's title refers to computer machine code instruction Halt and Catch Fire (HCF), the execution of which would cause the computer's central processing unit to cease meaningful operation (and in an exaggeration, catch fire). In season one, the fictional company Cardiff Electric makes its first foray into personal computing with a project to build an IBM PC clone, led by entrepreneur Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace) with the help of computer engineer Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy) and prodigy programmer Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis). Seasons two and three shift focus to a startup company, the online community Mutiny, h... ()
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About Halt and Catch Fire

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.

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Halt and Catch Fire Seasons and Episodes

08/19/2017Season 4 - 10 episodes
The final season chronicles the tech industry and the birth of the Internet in the 1980s and early 1990s and sees each character navigate the early days of the Internet as they search for answers, both personally and professionally, while the competitive nature of the tech world continues to grow and affect their relationships.
#1 | 08/19/2017So It Goes
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)
Gordon enjoys success while Joe works to keep their web project afloat. Cameron extends a business trip. Donna launches a new venture.
#2 | 08/19/2017Signal to Noise
4.0/5 (with 5 votes)
Joe and Cameron talk on the phone. Donna promotes her assistant. Gordon's business buckles under pressure from a larger competitor.
#3 | 08/26/2017Miscellaneous
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Cameron promotes her game at an industry conference. Donna squares off against old rivals. Gordon struggles to support Joe's newest idea.
#4 | 09/09/2017Tonya and Nancy
4.0/5 (with 5 votes)
Cameron buys a plot of land to re-center. Joe and Gordon hire a team of websurfers to map the web. Donna focuses her team on the mission ahead.
#5 | 09/16/2017Nowhere Man
4.0/5 (with 5 votes)
Donna struggles with suspicion. Bosworth hits a breaking point. Joe confesses to Gordon while Cameron faces past mistakes.
#6 | 09/23/2017A Connection Is Made
3.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Donna makes a play for a heavy hitter. Gordon confronts his daughter about an issue at school. Cameron finds a new fan. Joe sees a new side of Haley.
#7 | 09/30/2017Who Needs a Guy
4.6/5 (with 8 votes)
Joe and Gordon discuss Comet's future; Donna takes a vacation. A new collaborator challenges Cameron. Bos and Diane make a life-altering choice.
#8 | 10/07/2017Goodwill
4.3/5 (with 9 votes)
Cameron helps Donna pack up. Bos makes his famous chili. Joe helps Haley recover a memorable keep sake. Gordon and Donna fight.
#9 | 10/14/2017Search
4.2/5 (with 5 votes)
Donna faces a professional crossroads. Joanie takes a trip. Joe unveils Comet's new look. Cameron asks a favor from a one-time collaborator.
#10 | 10/14/2017Ten of Swords
4.5/5 (with 6 votes)
In the series finale, Donna celebrates a milestone with her closest allies. Cameron contemplates saying goodbye as Joe confronts an uncertain future.
08/21/2016Season 3 - 10 episodes
05/31/2015Season 2 - 10 episodes
06/01/2014Season 1 - 10 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Letzeburgesch (LB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 06/01/2014
Last episode released on: 10/14/2017
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"便捷指令"
"急火攻芯"
"电脑狂人"
"硅谷沉浮"
"Замри и гори"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:167, Added: 02/07/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024