But Mr. Robot feels like its own specific cocktail of sci-fi and thriller ingredients, and Esmail isn’t afraid to directly reference his inspirations—as when he borrows the Pixies’ “Where ...

Mr. Robot hack: At Steel Mountain, one of Evil Corp's data centres, Elliot clones an employee badge using a gadget like the RFID Thief, which he has hidden in his backpack. Steganography (Episode 9) ...

I watched an episode of Mr Robot last night, mostly out of sheer curiousity since I know there are Mr Robot-branded T-shirts I'd seen in stock at work. It looks OK, although I'm generally ...

Season 1 of Mr. Robot is the most grounded, and Esmail only directed three of the episodes, though his distinct style—with faces isolated at the bottom edge of the frame as if to emphasize the ...