USA Picks Up Computer Hacking Drama Pilot 'Mr. Robot'

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http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/mr-robot-usa-sam-esmail-1201262044/

By Whitney Friedlander
News Editor
Variety
@loislane79
July 14, 2014

USA has given a pilot pickup to "Mr. Robot," a drama about an anti-social 
computer programmer who finds he can only connect with other people by hacking 
into their personal lives.

The Universal Cable Productions project from executive producers Sam Esmail 
("Comet") and Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin ("True Detective") and Chad 
Hamilton (“Breakup at a Wedding”) follows a hacker named Elliot who wields his 
skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about — only to find 
himself in the intersection between the cybersecurity firm he works for and the 
underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate 
America. Esmail penned the script.

"'Mr. Robot' is a visionary drama." said Chris McCumber, USA Network 
president. “It is a very timely and relatable story that captures both the 
excitement and danger of today’s digital world.”

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