Mr. Robot: A TV Series About Hackers – Plot and Ratings
Yesterday I came across a TV series with an unusual title and an equally unusual plot: Mr. Robot. Let me say right away that it’s for viewers aged 16 and over; some scenes can be disturbing.
Series poster: “Our democracy has been hacked”
The main character is Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek): a cybersecurity engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night.
What the series is about
Elliot works at Allsafe, a company that protects the huge corporation E Corp from hackers. One day he is approached by the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group called fsociety, who calls himself Mr. Robot (Christian Slater). He wants Elliot to help destroy the very corporation he protects. Elliot finds himself at a crossroads.
Rami Malek (Elliot) and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot)
The series was created by Sam Esmail and premiered on June 24, 2015, on the American channel USA Network. The first season has 10 episodes.
Ratings
What caught my attention was the high rating: on IMDb Mr. Robot has 9.3 out of 10 (more than 24,000 votes). On KinoPoisk, a popular Russian-language movie site, it’s a bit lower at 8.5, but that’s still high: I usually try to watch movies rated 7 or higher.
Ratings on KinoPoisk and IMDb
My impression
The first episodes pull you in, and then things get wild :-) Computer people should love this series :-D