Mr. Robot

Mr. Robot
Genre	Drama Techno-thriller Psychological thriller
Created by	Sam Esmail
Showrunner	Sam Esmail
Directed by	Sam Esmail Various (season 1)
Starring	Rami Malek Carly Chaikin Portia Doubleday Martin Wallström Christian Slater Michael Cristofer Stephanie Corneliussen Grace Gummer BD Wong Bobby Cannavale Elliot Villar Ashlie Atkinson
Composer	Mac Quayle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	45 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sam Esmail Steve Golin Chad Hamilton Joseph E. Iberti Kyle Bradstreet
Producers	Igor Srubshchik Christian Slater Rami Malek
Production location	New York City
Cinematography	Tod Campbell Tim Ives (pilot)
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	40–65 minutes
Production companies	Esmail Corp (seasons 2–4) Anonymous Content Universal Content Productions
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) – December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)
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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, clinical depression, and dissociative identity disorder. 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. In addition to Malek and Slater, the series stars an ensemble cast featuring Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallström, Michael Cristofer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Grace Gummer, BD Wong, Bobby Cannavale, Elliot Villar, and Ashlie Atkinson. The first season debuted on USA Network on June 24, 2015; the second season premiered on July 13, 2016; and 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 received critical acclaim, particularly for the performances of Malek and Slater, its story and visual presentation and Mac Quayle's musical score. The series has gained a cult following. Esmail has received praise for his direction of the series, having directed three episodes in the first season before serving as the sole director for the remainder of the show. The show received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award.