Just before tonight's series premiere of USA's new cyber drama, "Mr. Robot," gets renewed for a second season.
The series, created by Sam Esmail, is about a young programmer named Elliot (Rami Malek) who spends his days as a cyber-security engineer and his nights as a vigilante hacker.
The series also stars Christian Slater who plays a mysterious leader of the cyber-underground community that recruits Elliot.
Chris McCumber, USA Network President, said in a statement, "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.
"The overwhelmingly positive fan reactions t 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."
The series has received positive reviews from critics. The pilot was released early on YouTube and other platforms.
"Sam Esmail has captured and distilled out ongoing conversations about identity, privacy, value and self-worth," said Jeff Wachtel, president and CCO, 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" is produced from Universal Cable Productions.
You can catch the series premiere of "Mr. Robot" tonight at 10/9c on USA Network.
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