Killer Net

When murder becomes a virtual reality...

181998•1h 5m•5.6/10

DramaCrimeMystery

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5.6/10(11)

Students get involved in a violent Internet-based game, around the same time as a series of murders - is there a connection?

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Production

La Plante Productions, Channel 4 Television

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 5, 1998

Last Aired

May 26, 1998

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Lynda La Plante

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Part One

Air date: 1998-05-05

Psychology student Scott and his friends Joe and Suzie are attending university in Brighton. Scott comes in contact with Rich Bitch via chatroom. When they meet in person, she's a fellow student named Charlie who seduces and beds him before vanishing.

Part Two

Air date: 1998-05-12

The flatmates begin playing the computer game Killer Net. Scott plans the perfect murder and chooses Charlie as his victim. When she's found murdered, Scott is arrested and he learns the game's methods mirror real life.

Part Three

Air date: 1998-05-19

Scott attempts to recreate Killer Net but Charlie is no longer in the game. PC Pam Boxer offers to be the victim, unaware that someone is watching. Things become sinister when the police receive a threatening email from a user named Dome.

Part Four

Air date: 1998-05-26

With Scott on remand for Charlie's murder, the police try to build evidence against him, but at least one officer believes he's innocent. When Joe's girlfriend catches Joe in a lie, she starts to suspect him.