Dead at 21

1994 NR 30m 7.4

On his 20th birthday, Ed Bellamy discovers that he was an unknowing subject of a childhood medical experiment. Microchips implanted in his brain make him a genius, but will also kill him by his 21st birthday.

Ed would like to be a normal teenager. Unfortunately, Ed has been used for intelligence enhancing research, and is extremely smart as a consequence. Equally unfortunately, the chemicals used in the research are affecting his brain in such a way that he'll be dead on his 21st birthday unless he finds a cure. With this in mind, he escapes from the research facility. The research facility is none too happy about this, and tries to recapture him.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Jun 15, 1994

On his 20th birthday, Ed learns the horrific truth about his condition from h...

Episode 2 Brain Salad

2. Brain Salad

Aired: Jun 22, 1994

Ed contemplates getting brain surgery to have the chip removed, but Winston i...

Episode 3 Love Minus Zero

3. Love Minus Zero

Aired: Jun 29, 1994

Ed crosses paths with a runaway sheriff's daughter and realizes she was a par...

Episode 4 Shock the Monkey

4. Shock the Monkey

Aired: Jul 6, 1994

Ed and Maria head to New Mexico in hopes of finding Dr. Heisenberg, and they ...

Episode 6 Use Your Illusion

6. Use Your Illusion

Aired: Jul 20, 1994

Ed and Maria discover their future exploits are on the newsstand, chronicled ...

Episode 7 Live for Today

7. Live for Today

Aired: Jul 27, 1994

Ed and Maria hit the beach to blow off some steam, but the trip winds up putt...

Episode 9 Cry Baby Cry

9. Cry Baby Cry

Aired: Aug 10, 1994

A baby is abandoned in Ed's and Maria's car.

Episode 10 Life During Wartime

10. Life During Wartime

Aired: Aug 17, 1994

Ed and Maria team up with a TV conspiracy theorist and infiltrate a mortuary,...

Episode 11 Hotel California

11. Hotel California

Aired: Aug 24, 1994

Ed seeks the wisdom of Cali, a mysterious 35-year-old polygamist sib.

Info about Dead at 21

Current Status: Ended

Network: MTV

Production Country: United States

Genres: Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action