Det är tidigt 80-tal och hemdatorn har just fått sitt första stora genombrott. I en djärv satsning rekryterar entreprenören och den före detta IBM-chefen Joe MacMillan en dataingenjör och ett ungt geni för att skapa en innovativ persondator som ska utmana världens mäktigaste datorföretag. ”Halt and Catch Fire” är en dramaserie genomsyrad av känslan att ta stora risker för att förverkliga en idé som kan förändra världen.

While the whole world is singing songs from balconies and throwing video parties, Gennady Borisovich, owner of a chain of hardware stores in Podolsk, is trying to save his business. And his wife can't (or won't?) go home from Bali.

Former Federal Security Service Colonel Sergey Dergach has settled in at his dacha with a load of alcohol and delivers controversial information from his dubious informants, which puts his colleagues in fear.

Meanwhile, Gennady Borisovich's secretary Julia is going for possibly the last manicure in her life. She is very upset that her secret boyfriend has self-isolated with his family. He connects to a video call with his colleagues from the closet - the only place in the house where he can hide from his wife and children.