Mr. Robot
eps1.0_hellofriend.mov
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2015-06-24
Synopsis
In MR. ROBOT, Elliot, a cyber-security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night, is recruited by a mysterious underground group to destroy the firm he's paid to protect. Elliot must decide how far he'll go to expose the forces he believes are running (and ruining) the world.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Mr. Robot opens its catalog run with “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov” (2015-06-24). Elevated basic-cable thriller craft; tech-accuracy flex with prestige ambition. Rami Malek's Emmy breakout and twist seasons that trained audiences for unreliability.
In the series
This episode is part of Mr. Robot (2015–2019) on USA Network.
Hacker vigilante unreality — capitalism, mental illness, and terminal windows as aesthetic.
Key cast
- Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson
- Christian Slater as Mr. Robot
- Carly Chaikin as Darlene Alderson
- Portia Doubleday as Angela Moss
- Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick
- Grace Gummer as Dominique DiPierro