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".[8] 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 first season debuted on USA Network on June 24, 2015, and the second on July 13, 2016. The third season premiered on October 11, 2017. The fourth and final season premiered on October 6, 2019, and concluded on December 22, 2019.
Mr. Robot has received critical acclaim, particularly for the performances of Malek and Slater, its story and visual presentation, and Mac Quayle's musical score. Esmail has received praise for his direction of the series, having directed several episodes in the first season before serving as the sole director of seasons two, three, and four. The show received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award.
| Executive | Sam Esmail |
| Producer(s) |
Steve Golin , Chad Hamilton , Joseph E. Iberti , Rami Malek Kyle Bradstreet , Igor Srubshchik , Christian Slater |
| Production location(s) | New York |
| 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 |