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Halt and Catch Fire
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What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201410 episodes
7.7IMDbIn 1983, personal computing was anyone's game. Navigating the thin line between visionary and fraud, genius and delusion, 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. The battle for CTRL begins.
Best episode · S01E09 Up Helly Aa

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201510 episodes
7.9IMDbJoe, Gordon, and Bosworth are caught up in their own "online" wave while attempting to heal old wounds. This season explores the thin line that separates genius from self-delusion and the desire to leave a meaningful mark on the world.
Best episode · S02E09 Kali

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201610 episodes
8.2IMDbSeason 3 returns six months after the move from Texas as each character faces new challenges trying to find their place in this new environment. Cameron and Donna hunt for an idea that will launch Mutiny as a key player. Gordon struggles to find a place within his wife's company. Joe continues to build upon his empire, reinventing himself which ultimately sends him back into the lives of his old partners.
Best episode · S03E10 NeXT

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201710 episodes
8.1IMDbThe 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.
Best episode · S04E07 Who Needs a Guy
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S04E07
Who Needs a Guy
Joe and Gordon discuss Comet's future; Donna takes a vacation. A new collaborator challenges Cameron. Bos and Diane make a life-altering choice.
- Directed by Tricia Brock
- Written by Lisa Albert

S04E10
Ten of Swords
In the series finale, Donna celebrates a milestone with her closest allies. Cameron contemplates saying goodbye as Joe confronts an uncertain future.
- Directed by Karyn Kusama
- Written by Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

S03E10
NeXT
While Donna's vision inspires a spirited discussion about the next big thing and how to achieve it, the end result may not make everyone happy.
- Directed by Phil Abraham
- Written by Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

S01E09
Up Helly Aa
Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.
- Directed by Terry McDonough
- Written by Jason Cahill

S03E07
The Threshold
Joe and Ryan deal with the consequences of Joe's decision. Cameron and Donna fight over the future, while Gordon has a crisis of conscience.
- Directed by Karyn Kusama
- Written by Michael Saltzman

S01E08
The 214s
Scandal hits Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Meanwhile, Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.
- Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
- Written by Dahvi Waller, Zack Whedon
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Latest Episodes

S04E09
Search
- Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
- Written by Mark Lafferty

S04E10
Ten of Swords
- Directed by Karyn Kusama
- Written by Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers


S04E07
Who Needs a Guy
- Directed by Tricia Brock
- Written by Lisa Albert

S04E06
A Connection Is Made
- Directed by Michael Morris
- Written by Julia Cho

Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Christopher Cantwell
Creator
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Christopher C. Rogers
Showrunner

Jonathan Lisco
Executive producer

Melissa Bernstein
Executive producer

Mark Johnson
Executive producer
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Michael Saltzman
Writer

Julia Cho
Writer
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Lisa Albert
Writer

Dahvi Waller
Writer

Mark Lafferty
Writer

Zack Whedon
Writer

Alison Tatlock
Writer
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Jason Cahill
Writer

Angelina Burnett
Writer

Jamie Pachino
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jonathan LiscoExecutive Producer
- Julia ChoProducer
- Melissa BernsteinExecutive Producer
- Christopher CantwellExecutive Producer
- Mark LaffertyProducer
- Christopher C. RogersExecutive Producer
Writing
- Michael SaltzmanWriter
- Jonathan LiscoWriter
- Julia ChoWriter
- Lisa AlbertWriter
- Dahvi WallerWriter
- Christopher CantwellWriter
Direction
- Stacie PassonDirector
- Michael MorrisDirector
- So Yong KimDirector
- Meera MenonDirector
- Phil AbrahamDirector
- Christopher CantwellDirector
Cinematography
- Evans BrownDirector of Photography
- Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography
- Nelson CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Paul HaslingerOriginal Music Composer
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