Lee Pace
Joe MacMillan
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2014
Halt and Catch Fire
Season 1
In 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.
Episodes
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Episode 148 min2014-06-01
I/O
The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.
Episode 243 min2014-06-08
FUD
After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.
Episode 343 min2014-06-15
High Plains Hardware
Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality; Joe and Bosworth seek the funds to make the new machine.
Episode 443 min2014-06-22
Close to the Metal
As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.
Episode 543 min2014-06-29
Adventure
Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.
Episode 643 min2014-07-06
Landfall
A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon, leaving Joe to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Hurricane Alicia spurs some personal revelations.
Episode 743 min2014-07-13
Giant
A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. Meanwhile, with Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.
Episode 843 min2014-07-20
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.
Episode 943 min2014-07-27
Up Helly Aa
Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.
Episode 1043 min2014-08-03
1984
Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.