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Disconnect

Technology causes several lives to intertwine with terrible consequences in this ensemble drama exploring the destructive potential of the internet.

Drama following the stories of a disparate group of people as they interact online via social media and the internet.

Eighteen-year-old Kyle works for a webcam sex service. He is contacted by ambitious journalist Nina Dunham, who poses as a customer but is in reality researching a news story.

Cindy and Derek Hall are a quasi-estranged couple grieving for the loss of their young son. When Cindy seeks comfort via an internet forum for the bereaved, her computer is hacked and the couple's bank account is emptied, plunging the two into financial ruin.

Introverted high school student Ben is bullied on a social network, with severe consequences for him and his family.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 Nov 202123:15

Music Played

  • AWOLNATION

    Sail

  • The Limousines

    Very Busy People

  • Jón Þór Birgisson

    Tornado

Credits

RoleContributor
Rich BoydJason Bateman
Lydia BoydHope Davis
Mike DixonFrank Grillo
Nina DunhamAndrea Riseborough
KyleMax Thieriot
Cindy HullPaula Patton
Derek HullAlexander Skarsgard
Jason DixonColin Ford
Ben BoydJonah Bobo
Stephen SchumacherMichael Nyqvist
Abby BoydHaley Ramm
PeterNorbert Leo Butz
Roberta WashingtonKasi Lemmons
Ross LyndJohn Sharian
DirectorHenry Alex Rubin
WriterAndrew Stern

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Feb 201523:15
  • Mon 9 Feb 201500:15
  • Sun 10 Jan 201623:50
  • Sun 5 Feb 201700:35
  • Christmas Eve 201700:40
  • Sat 8 Dec 201800:20
  • Mon 23 Mar 202000:05
  • Wed 3 Nov 202123:15