The Hitchhiker | 2 Disc DVD Set | Exemplar Tales of Terror from HBO | New | SEALED The Hitchhiker (also known as Deadly Nightmares in the United Kingdom and Le Voyageur in France) is a mystery horror anthology television series. It aired from 1983 to 1987 on HBO, and First Choice in Canada. The series later moved to the USA Network from 1989 to 1991. Each episode is introduced and concluded by a mysterious wanderer known only as "The Hitchhiker", and explores the foibles of humanity and its dark spirit. The title character was played by Nicholas Campbell from 1983-1984 (3 episodes), and Page Fletcher from 1984-1991 (82 episodes). There were a total of 85 episodes over six seasons (39 first runs on HBO and 46 first runs on USA). The series was a United States/Canada/France co-production. It was filmed in Vancouver and Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Paris, France. The show was produced by Corazon Productions (Season 1 for a total of three episodes), Quintina Productions (Seasons 2-4 for a total of 36 episodes), and La Cinq, Atlantique Quintina Productions (Seasons 5-6 for a total of 46 episodes). The Hitchhiker was created by Lewis Chesler and Riff Markowitz, later joined by Richard Rothstein. The pilot episode consisted of three stories. Richard Rothstein wrote two and Jeph Loeb and Matt Weissman wrote the third. Paul Hoffert created the theme music for the show. Episodes and Series overview at: The Hitchhiker (TV series) - Wikipedia (2023). Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker_(TV_series) (Accessed: 3 May 2023).