The Fear Index (2022–2022)

TV ShowEndedSky AtlanticDrama, Science-Fiction, Thriller1 season, 4 episodes
The Fear Index posterReview score: 63%

Plot

The Fear Index centers on Dr Alex Hoffman, a computer scientist and genius who is ready to make a killing. Alongside his Hedge Fund business partner and best friend, Hugo, he's launching VIXAL-4 to investors - an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. The promise is billions, the rich are ready to get richer... but this is not the day Alex and Hugo had planned on. What follows is a fast-paced journey through the worst 24 hours of Alex's life - cutting across reality, memory and paranoid fantasy, forcing him to question everything he sees with his own eyes.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Fear Index S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 10.0As VIXAL-4 exceeds its programming limits, Dr Hoffman races against the clock to stop what he might have inadvertently started.
  2. 02The Fear Index S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.5Dr Alex Hoffman is attacked on the eve of the launch of his revolutionary AI, but not before receiving a mysterious antique book.
  3. 03The Fear Index S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0When VIXAL-4 profits from a human disaster, Dr Hoffman becomes increasingly paranoid and his investors grow concerned.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2022Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Fear Index S01E01Episode 1February 10, 2022 8.5Dr Alex Hoffman is attacked on the eve of the launch of his revolutionary AI, but not before receiving a mysterious antique book.
  2. S01E02The Fear Index S01E02Episode 2February 10, 2022 8.0When VIXAL-4 profits from a human disaster, Dr Hoffman becomes increasingly paranoid and his investors grow concerned.
  3. S01E03The Fear Index S01E03Episode 3February 10, 2022 7.5Dr Hoffman’s paranoia reaches fever pitch after the intruder from the break-in invites him to a dilapidated hotel.
  4. S01E04The Fear Index S01E04Season's bestEpisode 4February 10, 2022 10.0As VIXAL-4 exceeds its programming limits, Dr Hoffman races against the clock to stop what he might have inadvertently started.

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Cast

Josh HartnettJosh HartnettAlex HoffmanArsher AliArsher AliHugoLeila FarzadLeila FarzadGabby HoffmanGrégory MontelGrégory MontelDetective LeclercAïssa MaïgaAïssa MaïgaMarieme Sagnane

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