Dead at 21 (1994)
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Ralph Hemecker — Director
Episodes 6
Dead at 21
The victim of a government experiment to create superintelligent humans learns the cause of the strange dreams he has been having—and that he will self-destruct by his 21st birthday unless he finds the scientist who ""created"" him by implanting a chip in his brain. He becomes a fugitive when he and Maria, a girl who crashed his 20th birthday party, are accused of killing another ""cyb"" actually shot by a government agent named Winston, bent on tracking down all the cybs and killing them. Ed's only hope for survival is a doctor who worked on the project, Victor Heisenberg.
Read MoreBrain Salad
Ed checks into a hospital for brain surgery, and learns disheartening news about Victor Heisenberg.
Read MoreShock the Monkey
Ed and Maria search for Victor Heisenberg's grave and become involved with animal-rights activists.
Read MoreHotel California
Ed and Maria visit Cali, a 35 year-old cyb, to discover the secret of his longevity.
Read MoreIn Through the Out Door (1)
Winston finally catches up with Ed and Maria, who are hiding out in Los Angeles. Once captured, Ed is taken to a facility where he meets with others like him and is told that there may be a way to counteract the rapidly deteriorating chip in his head.
Read MoreIn Through the Out Door (2)
Maria discovers that everything isn't as it seems at the retreat where Ed hooks up with others like him. As things spiral out of control, Winston may be their only hope for escape but Maria is shocked when it appears that all of the subjects, including Ed, have terminated.
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