Max Headroom Reboot

[DR Herbert West]

SpectreVision Getting Weird With “Max Headroom” Series Reboot

Played by Matt Frewer, 1980s television personality Max Headroom is returning to life with a brand new reboot series from SpectreVision, Deadline is reporting this afternoon.

And yes, Frewer will be back as Max Headroom for the new series from SpectreVision, Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah‘s company which was behind Mandy and Color Out of Space.

Max Headroom was “the world’s first artificial intelligence TV personality,” played by Frewer under heavy makeup. The glitchy character hosted music videos and even served as the spokesman for New Coke in the ’80s, in addition to once having his own television show.

Christopher Cantwell (“Halt and Catch Fire”) will write and run the reboot for AMC Networks.

Deadline reminds, “Known for biting commentary, quick wit and manic glitching, the supposedly computer-generated TV host played by Frewer was first introduced in the 1985 British cyberpunk TV movie Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future. He became an instant pop culture phenom and went on to host a music-video show, star in ads for New Coke, appear on the cover of Newsweek and headline his own primetime series, Max Headroom, which aired on ABC for two seasons from 1987-88.”

Matt Frewer is also on board to executive produce the return of “Max Headroom.”