AMC Renews ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ for Fourth and Final Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
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AMC will hit the off button on its technology-themed series Halt and Catch Fire after its fourth and final season, the network said Monday night.

The series, which chronicles the birth of the computer industry in the 1980s, will return for a final 10-episode fourth season in 2017. The third season finale of the series premieres tomorrow night, said the network.

Halt and Catch Fire creators and showrunners Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers will write the final 10 episodes of the series. Along with Cantwell and Rogers, the series is executively produced by Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, Rectify) and Melissa Bernstein (Breaking Bad, Rectify).

“We are so proud of Halt and Catch Fire – a true passion project – and thank the critics and fans who have embraced this unique program,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios in a statement. “Congratulations and thanks to creators and showrunners Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers and to Halt’s enormously talented writing team, producers, cast and crew.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.