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Halt and Catch Fire
2014–2017
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
70–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Follows some players in the 80s technological revolution that lead to information society.
Details
- Created by
- Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers
- Studio
- AMC Studios, Lockjaw, Gran Via Productions, 320 Sycamore
- Released
- 1 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 40 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 13 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Most Exciting New Series | Halt and Catch Fire | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair (creative director) Raoul Marks (animator) Eddy Herringson (designer) Paul Sangwoo Kim (typographer) AMC | Nominee |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2019 | Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Thomas Golubić Yvette Metoyer for season 4 | Nominee |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Susan Cahill (supervising sound editor) Sara Bencivenga (supervising ADR editor) Jane Boegel (dialogue editor) for episode: "So It Goes" | Nominee |
| Peabody Awards 2018 | Entertainment honoree | AMC Studios Gran Via Productions for Halt and Catch Fire | Nominee |
| Women's Image Network Awards 2018 | Drama Series | Halt and Catch Fire for episode: "NeXT" | Winner |
| Women's Image Network Awards 2018 | Actress Drama Series | Kerry Bishé | Nominee |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2017 | Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Thomas Golubić Yvette Metoyer for season 3 | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | Halt and Catch Fire | Winner |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair (creative director) Raoul Marks (animator) Eddy Herringson (designer) Paul Sangwoo Kim (typographer) AMC | Nominee |
Women's Image Network Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Drama Series | Halt and Catch Fire for episode: "NeXT" | Winner |
| Actress Drama Series | Kerry Bishé | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2 nominations
| Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Thomas Golubić Yvette Metoyer for season 4 | Nominee |
| Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Thomas Golubić Yvette Metoyer for season 3 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Lee Pace | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Halt and Catch Fire | Nominee |
Casting Society of America 's Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama | Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting) Craig Fincannon (location casting) Allison Bader (associate) Jen Ingulli (associate) | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound – Television | Susan Cahill (supervising sound editor) Keith Rogers (re-recording mixer) Scott Weber (re-recording mixer) Jane Boegel (dialogue editor) Mark Cleary (sound effects editor) Kevin McCullough (sound effects editor) NBC Universal Studio Post for episode: "SETI" | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Susan Cahill (supervising sound editor) Sara Bencivenga (supervising ADR editor) Jane Boegel (dialogue editor) for episode: "So It Goes" | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment honoree | AMC Studios Gran Via Productions for Halt and Catch Fire | Nominee |
SXSW Film Design Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Title Design | Patrick Clair | Nominee |