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- Daily Mirror
'One of the best dramas' now streaming for free as fans say 'it's a must-watch'
All episodes of critically-acclaimed period drama Halt and Catch Fire have just landed on ITVX
"One of the best drama series" is now streaming for free as fans say "it's a must-watch".
US series Halt and Catch Fire, created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, offers a fictionalised insider's perspective of the personal computer revolution of the 1980s, as well as the early days of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.
The programme's title refers to the phrase used for computer machine code instructions that cause a computer to "cease meaningful operation".
The synopsis reads: "It's the early 1980s, and the spirit of innovation in personal computing is about to ignite.
"Hot on the trail is a renegade trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - who risk everything to realise their vision of building a computer that can change the future," reports Surrey Live.
The series features Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and Aleksa Palladino in leading roles.
Recurring stars include Anna Chlumsky, Annette O'Toole, August Emerson, Cooper Andrews and David Wilson Barnes.
Halt and Catch Fire first aired on AMC back in 2014, and ran for four seasons with a total of 40 episodes, which concluded with a two-hour series finale in 2017.
All episodes of the show have just been added to ITV's free streaming service, ITVX, so UK-based fans can now relive the drama with ads.
Eleven years after its release, Halt and Catch Fire currently boasts an impressive 90% critics score on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
The show has also resonated with viewers, who have praised its "compelling" storyline and "wonderful" characters, drawing comparisons to the hit period drama Mad Men.
"One of the best drama series of all time. Can't remember when I last cried watching a TV series, but Halt and Catch Fire left me sobbing. Wonderful characters. Compelling mixture of fact and fiction. What more could you want?" one person wrote.
Another added: "The very best show no one really watched," while a third said: "I love this show. I can't believe how underrated and under the radar it is. What a special show, it should have gotten way more credit."
A fourth fan echoed the sentiment, saying: "This show catches the nostalgic momentum that so many of us old school geeks long for," with another similarly sharing: "This is a highly addictive story and the character development is excellent. It's a must watch!!!"
