Max Headroom

Series Similar to Max Headroom

If you enjoyed Max Headroom, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Caprica

   2010 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the peaceful 12 Colonies, living in a society close to our own. Entangled in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe, blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.Daniel Graystone, a computer genius, is owner of a large computer corporation that is spearheading the development of artificial intelligence. He and his wife Amanda, who's a brilliant surgeon, are both relentless in their scientific pursuits. The Adama clan is helmed by Joseph Adama, a renowned criminal defense attorney and father of future Battlestar commander William Adama. When tragedy strikes both families, lines are drawn that will determine the fate of the human race.

2. The Lone Gunmen

   2001 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, hidden gem.

   Spin-off of The X-Files featuring the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome of John Byers, Melvin Frohike, and Richard Langly play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude. While their newfound independence inspires them to investigate even the most shadowy of conspiracies, their social skills remain stagnant, which only makes their lives more difficult when they learn their chief competitor in the "information business" is the brilliant and beautiful Yves Adele Harlow. Perpetually short of funds to publish The Lone Gunmen newspaper, Byers, Frohike, and Langly begrudgingly take on Jimmy Bond as an unlikely benefactor who bankrolls their missions and joins them in their investigations to uncover the truth.

3. Incorporated

   2016 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Set in a future where companies have seemingly unlimited power, Incorporated centers around Ben Larson, a young executive who risks everything to infiltrate the all-controlling corporate world and save the woman he loves. In the process, he will take on the entire system -- with deadly consequences. Ben is married to Laura, a successful plastic surgeon who's also the daughter of Ben's boss. While Ben and Laura make their home in the lush, manicured Green Zone of the well-to-do, Theo dwells in the dangerous, poverty-stricken Red Zone, and may provide a surprising connection to Ben's past. In a high-stakes world where the ethical boundaries we know have been completely redrawn, how far is Ben willing to go -- and what happens if he fails?

4. Kings

   2009 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Kings is a modern variation on the David-and-Goliath story, David Shepherd, a brave warrior in a city under siege, wins the gratitude of his king by rescuing the prince from enemy territory. His ensuing fame and rise through the ranks earns him the affection of the king's daughter, but David begins to realize it's getting harder and harder to tell his allies from his enemies. Although the series is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, it is set in a kingdom that is culturally and technologically similar to the present-day United States.

5. John Doe

   2002 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8).

   A man who knows literally everything---except his own identity---helps the Seattle police solve crimes as he tries to figure out who he is and where he came from.

6. Firefly

   2002 · Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.9).

   Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

7. The Crossing

   2018 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, also on ABC.

   The Crossing revolves around refugees from a war torn country who start showing up seeking asylum in a small fishing town on the Oregon coast. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 180 years in the future.

8. The Outer Limits

   1963 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8), also on ABC.

   "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission".This 60s anthology series from the minds of Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano pushed the boundaries of television and viewers minds by using intelligent science fiction to frighten and entertain viewers.

9. Oasis

   2017 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.4).

   Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony. The planet, Oasis, is humanity's last chance to escape from Earth's impending collapse, but it quickly becomes apparent that it may not be as hospitable to humanity as it seems…

10. Eleventh Hour

    2006 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

    Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    Follow the adventures of Professor Ian Hood, Special Advisor to the government's Joint Sciences Committee, who troubleshoots threats stemming from or targeting "scientific endeavour". He is joined by Rachel Young, a Special Branch operative who acts primarily as his bodyguard, as Hood has made powerful enemies through his work.