USA Network’s Emmy Nominated Drama “Mr.Robot” Renewed for a Third Season
USA Network announced a third season pickup of the original drama series “Mr. Robot”! The Golden Globe® and Peabody Award-Winning series, produced by Universal Cable Productions, was also nominated for six primetime Emmy® Awards. The second season of this popular series, is currently airing all-new episodes on Wednesdays at 10/9pm CDT. “Mr. Robot’s” third Season is currently slated to air in 2017.
Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment said:
We couldn’t be more proud of “Mr. Robot, a series that has pushed boundaries, captured the cultural zeitgeist, and been honored as one of the best dramas on television. Midway through its second season, “Mr. Robot” continues to break new ground and open up new opportunities for the network. We can’t wait to see where Sam Esmail and the entire brilliant ROBOT team take us next.
Jeff Wachtel, Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and President, Universal Cable Productions added:
Being the home studio for this wonderful, completely original show is an exhilarating experience. Sam and company just keep taking it to another level. We can’t wait to get going on Season 3… as soon as we finish Season 2!”
“Mr. Robot” follows the story of Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek, “The Pacific”), a cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in the underground hacker group, fsociety, after being recruited by their leader (Christian Slater, “Nymphomaniac”). Following the events of fsociety’s five/nine hack on the multi-national company Evil Corp, the second season explores the consequences of that attack as well as the illusion of control.
The drama hails from Universal Cable Productions, writer and executive producer Esmail (“Comet”) as well as Anonymous Content executive producers Steve Golin (“True Detective”) and Chad Hamilton (“Breakup at a Wedding”). And also stars Portia Doubleday (“Her”), Carly Chaikin (“Suburgatory”), Martin Wallström (“Simple Simon”), Grace Gummer (“The Newsroom”), Michael Cristofer (“Ray Donovan”) and Stephanie Corneliussen (“Legends of Tomorrow”).
Can’t get enough “Mr. Robot”? In addition to new episodes airing every Wednesday on USA Network, “Mr. Robot” can be experienced anytime/anywhere and in multiple ways. You can catch up on Season 2 on demand or at USANetwork.com; or put yourself in the middle of a pivotal scene from Elliot’s past, via an original, 12-minute virtual reality experience written by Esmail; head over to whoismrrobot.com to dig deep into clues and uncover Easter Eggs from the series; preorder the book from Esmail and series writer Courtney Looney; and finally join the 30 million people who watched Season 1 by discovering (or re-watching) “Mr. Robot” on Amazon Prime. You’ve heard the buzz, now experience the show!
Since its premiere, “Mr. Robot” has received six Emmy nominations including Drama Series and Lead Actor; three Golden Globe Award nominations AND two wins including Best Drama; a Peabody Award; a SAG Award nomination; four Critics’ Choice® Award nominations AND three wins; two Writers Guild® Award nominations AND one win for Best New Series; three IPA Satellite® Award nominations AND one win for Best Supporting Actor; AND the TCA Award for Outstanding New Program. The already lauded series was also selected for an AFI Award for Television Program of the Year, won a Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Long Form Series, won the coveted Audience Award in the Episodics category at the 2015 SXSW Festival and was an official selection at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. That’s quite a weighty resume for a first season drama! So, pop some corn, grab a couple of beverages of your choice and settle in to binge-watch this exciting series on the next night you plan to stay in.
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