The core of the Max Headroom legacy consists of a one-hour (57 minute) British telefilm, intended to establish Max's backstory for his appearances as a music-channel announcer, and fourteen one-hour (48 minute) episodes produced for American television.

These episodes actually bracket Max's existence, as the telefilm was the very beginning of things, while the series was the last major installment of the Max saga. (Max's other appearances will be detailed in time but for now are summarized here.

Although the show formally ran two seasons - as a late season replacement in spring 1987 and a returning show in the fall - it was really two quarter-seasons of six and five episodes, with three leftover episodes run much later. Two of the final three episodes were not shown until the end of the 1987/88 season (apparently as filler during the TV writer's strike), and the last episode may not have been shown in the US until nearly a decade later.

The production numbers, given here in brackets, are believed to represent the original development order of the episodes. Although the continuity and storyline issues are minor, some feel that this makes a better viewing order than the original airing order. Because most lists are numbered (sensibly) by the air date order, those numbers are used throughout this site.

The series was renewed for 13 episodes in the second season, and sources have told me that there were full treatments, if not developing or developed scripts, for all episodes. That means that at least five unproduced scripts exist, as well as others that were discarded at some point in the development process. Some details are known; the remainder will be unearthed in time.

Families

Written by Michael Cassutt.
In production at the time of cancellation.

Theora's Tale

Written by Steve Roberts.
In preproduction at the time of cancellation. Script became publicly available, and a synopsis may be found here.

The Trial

Written by David G.B. Brown.

Xmas

Written by George R.R. Martin.

Bring Me the Head of Network 23 [aka Nanosurgery]

Story by Chris Langham & Steve Roberts,
Teleplay by Chris Langham.

Contrary to the widely-believed rumor (found even on IMDb), William Gibson never wrote nor planned to write an episode. This comes from a show authority who is well-acquainted with Gibson.