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'Mr. Robot' Season 2 Will Essentially Be Sam Esmail's Solo Project

What to expect from the breakout hit's second season.

by Corban Goble

Mr. Robot is not exactly the type show that gives audiences tons of off-season news — it’s J.J. Abrams-esque in how comically “shrouded in mystery” it can be — but today they got some information that will definitely inform Season 2. Which is:

Esmail, the show’s creator, has directed episodes before, including last year’s finale. However, he farmed out a couple to fellow directors like Niels Arden Oplev and Jim McKay. By directing every Season 2 episode, Esmail is in complete control of his show. Odds are, he’s keeping every card he plans to play close to the vest.

Don’t expect any of the big questions — will Christian Slater be back for Season 2? — to be answered; although, Slater was apparently excited about the news when he texted Esmail today:

It’s safe to expect another dark, complex, and routinely unexpected ride through the underworld universe Esmail created himself.

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