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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