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Halt and Catch Fire

American period drama television series
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Summary

Halt and Catch Fire is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,965 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Chris Cantwell[3]
  • Director: Juan J. Campanella[4], Karyn Kusama[5], Johan Renck[6], Ed Bianchi[7], Larysa Kondracki[8], Jon Amiel[9], Daisy von Scherler Mayer[10], Terry McDonough[11]
  • Screenwriter: Jason Cahill[12], Dahvi Waller[13], Zack Whedon[14]
  • Composer: Paul Haslinger[15], Trentemøller[16]
  • Genre: drama television series[17], historical drama[18], LGBT-related television series[19]
  • Named after: Halt and Catch Fire[20]
  • Cast member: Lee Pace[21], Scoot McNairy[22], Mackenzie Davis[23], Kerry Bishé[24], Toby Huss[25], Scott Michael Foster[26], Graham Beckel[27], John Getz[28], Annette O'Toole[29], August Emerson[30], Mike Pniewski[31], James Cromwell[32], Mark O'Brien[33], Annabeth Gish[34]
  • Producer: Jeff Freilich[35], Zack Whedon[36], Mark Johnson[37], Chris Cantwell[38]
  • Production company: AMC Networks[39]
  • Director of photography: Nelson Cragg[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Original broadcaster: AMC[43]
  • Country of origin: United States[44]
  • Has part(s): Halt and Catch Fire, season 1[45], Halt and Catch Fire, season 2[46], Halt and Catch Fire, season 3[47], Halt and Catch Fire, season 4[48]
  • Start time: June 1, 2014[49]
  • End time: October 14, 2017[50]
  • Characters: Joe MacMillan[51], Gordon Clark[52], Cameron Howe[53], Donna Clark[54]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[55], Xfinity Streampix[56], Filmin[57]
  • Narrative location: Dallas[58], San Francisco[59], Silicon Valley[60]
  • Official website: http://www.amctv.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire[61]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Halt and Catch Fire[62]
  • Filming location: Atlanta[63]
  • Main subject: computing[64]

Why It Matters

Halt and Catch Fire has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Related Entities

Annabeth Gish Anna Chlumsky Annette O'Toole James Cromwell Kathryn Newton Lee Pace Mackenzie Davis Matthew Lillard Netflix Scoot McNairy United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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