# Wild Palms (1993)

> A man who takes the presidency of a television company uncovers a dangerous web of schemes and deceit tied to technology that controls dreams.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/3124

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 5
- Episode runtime: 57 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, drama
- Created by: Bruce Wagner, Oliver Stone
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Jim Belushi, Dana Delany, Robert Loggia, Kim Cattrall, Angie Dickinson, Ernie Hudson, Bebe Neuwirth, Bob Gunton
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106175/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Tone: paranoid, dreamlike, dread-filled, satirical

## What critics say

Mixed audience reception, with viewers finding the miniseries ambitious but uneven and overwrought in its conspiracy plotting.

## Synopsis

Wild Palms (1993) is a United States network science fiction drama miniseries created by Bruce Wagner and Oliver Stone for ABC. Jim Belushi plays Harry Wyckoff, a man who accepts the presidency of a television company and begins to uncover a dangerous web of schemes and deceit, with Dana Delany as Grace Wyckoff at his side. Robert Loggia plays Senator Anton Kreutzer, a powerful political figure whose ambitions intersect with the corporation's hidden agenda, while Kim Cattrall, Angie Dickinson, Ernie Hudson and Bebe Neuwirth fill out a large principal cast. Across a single five-episode run, the story is built from corporate boardroom maneuvering, shadowy conspiracies, and the unsettling power of broadcast media to shape what people see and dream. Its cyberpunk engine moves through a near-future America where technology and entertainment blur into a tool of control. The tone is paranoid and dreamlike, with a sense of dread running beneath the glossy surface of network politics. Fans of Max Headroom, Twin Peaks and The Matrix will find resonance in its blend of media satire, surreal technology and conspiracy. Adapted from a comic in spirit, it stands as a self-contained, Oliver Stone-era miniseries aimed at viewers who enjoy speculative thrillers about power, perception and the machinery of television.

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