In the near future, when TVs can't be shut off and ratings are all that matter, investigative reporter Edison Carter and his computer-generated alter ego Max Headroom battle to keep the "blank" generation informed. In the opener, Carter stumbles across his own network's cover-up of a sometimes deadly new form of TV advertising called "blipverts".
Casts:
Matt Frewer, Chris Young, Jeffrey Tambor, William Morgan Sheppard, Concetta Tomei, Amanda Pays, George Coe, Lee Wilkof