Season one of Mr. Robot hasn’t even debuted yet in its 10pm timeslot but apparently USA Network is so pleased with the series that it’s renewed the show for a second season. The dramatic thriller will premiere on June 24th at 10pm, but it did launch a bit early in various digital platforms. The reception was positive and the network decided to go ahead and order at least a 10 episode second season.
“We knew from the moment we read Sam Esmail’s provocative script, and witnessed the brilliant performances of Rami Malek and Christian Slater, that Mr. Robot is a stand-out series that is unlike anything currently on television,” said USA Network President Chris McCumber. “The overwhelmingly positive fan reactions to the pilot and the broad sampling of it, reaffirms our confidence in the series, and we’re excited to see where this timely drama will take us for season two.”
“Sam Esmail has captured and distilled our ongoing cultural conversation about identity, privacy, value and self-worth,” added Jeff Wachtel, President and Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “We are all talking about the central themes of Mr. Robot – Sam has just done it in a completely original and uniquely compelling way.”
In addition to Rami Malek, the Mr. Robot cast includes Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, and Martin Wallström.
The Plot:
Mr. Robot follows Elliot (Malek), a young programmer who works as a cyber-security engineer by day and as a vigilante hacker by night. Elliot finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader (Slater) of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the firm he is paid to protect. Compelled by his personal beliefs, Elliot struggles to resist the chance to take down the multinational CEOs he believes are running (and ruining) the world.
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