Halt and Catch Fire (2014)

Name: Halt and Catch Fire
Released: 2014
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss

TV-14 7.2/10 IMDb

Drama

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.

Creator: Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

Cast: Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Self-harm / suicide (depicted)

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

11 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.5)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)

Season 4 9 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)