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A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
Details
- Created by
- Lewis Chesler, Richard Rothstein, Riff Markowitz
- Released
- 23 November 1983
- Country
- France
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 26 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 85 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 1 win, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Gemini Award 1999 | Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series | Tim Archer, W. Michael Beard, Rick Ellis, Thomas Hidderley, and Anthony Lancett | Nominee |
| CableACE Awards 1987 | Actress in a Dramatic Series | Jenny Seagrove (For episode "Killer") | Nominee |
| CableACE Awards 1987 | Actress in a Dramatic Series | Kirstie Alley (For episode "Out of the Night") | Nominee |
| CableACE Awards 1987 | Actor in a Dramatic Series | Michael O'Keefe (For episode "Man's Best Friend") | Nominee |
| CableACE Awards 1987 | Actor in a Dramatic Series | Gary Busey (For episode "WGOD") | Winner |
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5 awards — The Hitchhiker
×| Actor in a Dramatic Series | Gary Busey (For episode "WGOD") | Winner |
| Actor in a Dramatic Series | Michael O'Keefe (For episode "Man's Best Friend") | Nominee |
| Actress in a Dramatic Series | Jenny Seagrove (For episode "Killer") | Nominee |
| Actress in a Dramatic Series | Kirstie Alley (For episode "Out of the Night") | Nominee |
| Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series | Tim Archer, W. Michael Beard, Rick Ellis, Thomas Hidderley, and Anthony Lancett | Nominee |