Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail: The revolution will be televised

By Karl Quinn
Updated November 12 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 4:36pm
Christian Slater, left, and Rami Malek in <i>Mr Robot</i>. Photo: USA Network
Christian Slater, left, and Rami Malek in <i>Mr Robot</i>. Photo: USA Network
Rami Malek's Elliot is a paranoid, drug-addicted programmer and hacker with a social conscience. Photo: USA Network
Rami Malek's Elliot is a paranoid, drug-addicted programmer and hacker with a social conscience. Photo: USA Network

Elliot Alderson isn't your typical television hero. He's a cybersecurity engineer (and a hacktivist by night). He's addicted to morphine (but he'll settle for heroin if it's all he can get). He's in therapy (but knows more about his therapist than she does about him). He's antisocial (though not anti-society).

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