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Halt and Catch Fire

TV · 2014–2017 · 4 seasons

A slow, absorbing look at ambition and partnership that grows more moving as its characters age and fail.

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American period drama television series
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Class
TV
Year
2014–2017
Seasons
4
Episodes
40
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • technology
  • work
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, historical drama, LGBT-related
Created by
Chris Cantwell
Written by
Zack Whedon, Dahvi Waller, Jason Cahill
Starring
Matthew Lillard, James Cromwell, Kathryn Newton, Lee Pace, Anna Chlumsky, Annette O'Toole, Annabeth Gish, Mackenzie Davis
Music
Trentemøller, Paul Haslinger
Cinematography
Nelson Cragg
Length
4 seasons, 40 episodes, 42 min each
Network
AMC
Country
United States
Languages
English

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