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TV News: USA Orders Two Additional Episodes of <i>Mr. Robot</i>

Mr. Robot is getting a software upgrade this season in the form of additional episodes. USA Network announced today the second season of its hit series starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater will be extended from 10 episodes to 12.

To celebrate the premiere of Mr, Robot’s second season, USA Network is airing two episodes back-to-back, followed by an hour-long live show called Hacking Robot. The post-show will offer a behind-the-scenes look at each of the new episodes.

Season two of Mr. Robot premieres Wednesday, July 13 at 10/9c, only on USA Network.

For more on Mr. Robot, check out our previous post about the show, including the season two trailer.

 

USA NETWORK PREMIERES ‘MR. ROBOT’ SEASON 2 WITH BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES; ANNOUNCES LIVE AFTER SHOW

Network Ups Season 2 Order of the Golden Globe® Award-Winning Universal Cable Productions Drama from 10 to 12 Episodes

The MR. ROBOT Premiere Night Event Begins Wednesday, July 13 at 10/9c on USA Network

NEW YORK, NY – June 23, 2016 – USA Network today announced that it has added two episodes to the Season 2 order for MR. ROBOT, upping the Universal Cable Productions series from 10 episodes to 12 episodes. Sam Esmail, the creator and executive producer of the Golden Globe Award-winning drama, will direct all 12 episodes this season. Additionally, the award-winning series will kick off its second season on Wednesday, July 13 at 10/9c with a premiere night event that includes two back-to-back episodes — presented with limited commercial breaks — and a newly-announced live after show. Providing a behind the scenes look at the breakout drama, the one hour, live HACKING ROBOT after show will air on July 13, immediately following the two episode season premiere.

“The first season of MR. ROBOT was everything we hoped for – and then some,” said Chris McCumber, President Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “So it’s no surprise that Sam and team have raised the bar even more in season two. From the first moments of the new season, it’ll be clear that audiences are in for something incredibly special and wholly unexpected.”

“Strap in!  The extraordinary ride that is MR. ROBOT continues with a wild season two.  It’s a brilliant and immersive journey that demands to be watched again and again,” said Jeff Wachtel, Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and President, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios.

MR. ROBOT follows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in the underground hacker group fsociety, after being recruited by their mysterious leader (Christian Slater).  The July 13 episodes, titled eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tcand eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc, will pick up 30 days after the now infamous fsociety 5/9 hack on multi-national company Evil Corp.  Season 2 will explore the consequences of that attack as well as the illusion of control.

Mr. ROBOT stars Golden Globe Award and SAG® Award Nominee Malek (“The Pacific”), Golden Globe Award Winner Slater (“Nymphomaniac”), Portia Doubleday (“Her”), Carly Chaikin (“Suburgatory”), Martin Wallström (“Simple Simon”), Grace Gummer (“The Newsroom”), Michael Cristofer (“Ray Donovan”) and Stephanie Corneliussen (“Legends of Tomorrow”).  New recurring guest stars include Craig Robinson (“The Office”), hip hop artist Joey Bada$$, Sandrine Holt (“Fear The Walking Dead”), Michael Maize (“National Treasure: Book of Secrets”), Dorothi Fox (“Run All Night”) and Luke Robertson (“The Americans”). Returning cast members include BD Wong (“Law & Order: SVU”), Gloria Reuben (“Saints & Sinners”), Michael Drayer (“Vinyl”), Michel Gill (“House of Cards”), Ron Cephas Jones (“The Blacklist”), Sunita Mani (“5 Stages”), Azhar Khan (“Veep”) and Ben Rappaport (“The Good Wife”).

The drama hails from writer and executive producer Sam Esmail (“Comet”) as well as Anonymous Content executive producers Steve Golin (“True Detective”) and Chad Hamilton (“Breakup at a Wedding”).

HACKING ROBOT is executive produced by Aliyah Silverstein and is a Wilshire Studios production.

 

Visit the show’s website at http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot/home

Find Mr. Robot on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhoIsMrRobot

Twitter: https://twitter.com/whoismrrobot

You can also follow the cast on Twitter: @Rami Malek, @Christian Slater, @Carly Chaikin, and @Portia Doubleday.

 

Source © 2016 USA Network, a division of NBC Universal, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Photo © 2016 YEC.

 

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Greg Staffa

I provide testosterone to the site. You won’t be reading about how nice a actress looks in a dress or how much of a hunk Matt Bomer is in my reviews. I describe colors using words like brown, not taupe. My twitter name is @staffaroadtrip because I love road trips and have done two different 48-state road trips since 2008. My favorite show is White Collar.