Fred Stiller becomes convinced he is living in a simulation, causing everyone to question his sanity.

Part 2

Fred Stiller, who is working on a computerized simulation of reality, enters a world of mystery when friend Guenther Lause disappears.

Part 1

World on a Wire (German: Welt am Draht) is a two-part 1973 West German science fiction television serial broadcast on ARD. Shot on 16 mm film, the two-part miniseries is drected by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who co-writes the screenplay with Fritz Müller-Scherz, based on Daniel F. Galouye's 1964 novel Simulacron-3.  In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr Fred Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

All Episodes of World on a Wire

Season 1

Part 2

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/1973

Part 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1973