This period drama emerged in the year 2014 and was created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, who started their career by coming up with the pilot in order to attain a secure job. However, they ended up forming this series, where the story was inspired by Cantwell's childhood days threading to his father. Halt and Catch Fire revolves around computing business, technology, and the computer revolution. This 40 episodes series stars Lee Pace as Joe Macmillan and Scoot Mcnairy as Gordon Clark in the lead, along with Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe. This American TV show received favorable reviews and was phrased as "refreshingly well-acted period drama" and "one of TV's most elegantly crafted shows" for the years 2014-2017.