Mr. Robot is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder and clinical depression. Elliot is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as "Mr. Robot", played by Christian Slater, to join a group of hacktivists called "fsociety". The group aims to destroy all debt records by encrypting the financial data of E Corp, the largest conglomerate in the world. The pilot premiered via online and video on demand services on May 27, 2015. The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallström, Christian Slater, Michael Cristofer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Grace Gummer, BD Wong, Bobby Cannavale, Ashlie Atkinson, and Elliot Villar. The first season debuted on USA Network on June 24, 2015, while the second season premiered on July 13, 2016, and the third season premiered on October 11, 2017.
| Genre | Drama, Techno-thriller, Psychological thriller |
| Created by | Sam Esmail |
| Starring | Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallström, Christian Slater, Michael Cristofer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Grace Gummer, BD Wong, Bobby Cannavale, Ashlie Atkinson, Elliot Villar |
| Composer(s) | Mac Quayle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Executive producer(s) | Sam Esmail, Steve Golin, Chad Hamilton, Joseph E. Iberti, Kyle Bradstreet |
| Producer(s) | Igor Srubshchik, Christian Slater, Rami Malek |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Cinematography | Tod Campbell, Tim Ives (pilot) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 40–65 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Universal Cable Productions (seasons 1–3), Universal Content Productions (season 4), Anonymous Content, Esmail Corp (seasons 2–4) |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
About Mr. Robot
Emmy Award-winning series about a shy computer hacker who becomes a shadowy revolutionary. The show was created by Sam Esmail.
Achievement of Mr. Robot
The series won its first two Golden Globe Awards in 2016, for Best Television Series - Drama and Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film. The show also won a Peabody Award in 2016.
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