Season 1
1983 | 3 Episodes
The Hitchhiker
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- HBO
Canada
English- 6 Seasons (85 Episodes)
- 1983 - 1991
- Ended
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
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An anthology series of stories, linked only by the character of The Hitchhiker, who introduces and also closes each episode in the style of Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock. Occasional stories involved supernatural forces, but most plot twists stemmed only from the dark side of the human spirit.
Country: Canada
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 1983
Also Known As: ザ・ヒッチハイカー, Hitchhiker - Unglaubliche GeschichtenI viaggiatori delle tenebre, Le voyageur, 怪奇ゾーンへようこそ, Автостопщик, I diadromi tou tromou, The Hitchhiker, 搭車人, The Hitchhiker's (serie), Liftari, O Passageiro Imprevisto, El caminante, O Carona, Deadly Nightmares, Autostopowicz, El autoestopista | See more »
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Production Co: Corazon Productions, Quintina Productions, DIC Entertainment, Atlantique Productions, La CinqMarkowitz/Chesler Producing | See more »
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
1984 | 10 Episodes
Season 3
1985 | 13 Episodes
Season 4
1987 | 13 Episodes
Season 5
1989 | 26 Episodes
Season 6
1990 | 20 Episodes
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