USA has announced a second season pickup for original drama series Mr. Robot - a few hours ahead of its official series premiere at 10/9c. The series has already received significant critical acclaim, prestigious industry honors and has garnered nearly 3 million views in its unprecedented pre-linear launch across a wide array of digital platforms. The second season will include at least 10 episodes and air in 2016.
"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," said 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."
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.
The drama also stars Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin and Martin Wallström. Sam Esmail created the series and executive produces with Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Chad Hamilton.
