On This Day: May 12, 1988 - Final Episode of Max Headroom Aired

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On This Day: May 12, 1988 - Final Episode of Max Headroom Aired.

On this day May 12, 1988, ABC aired the final episode of Max Headroom, bringing an end to one of the most unique and ahead-of-its-time series of the 1980s. The show ran for two seasons with a total of 14 episodes and starred Matt Frewer as Edison Carter and his computer-generated alter ego, Max Headroom. Set in a dystopian future dominated by television networks, Max Headroom explored themes of media control, digital identity and corporate power years before such subjects became mainstream...

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