USA released the first half of the two-part of “Mr. Robot” Season 2 online and on social media on Sunday night, three days ahead of this Wednesday’s premiere. The premiere quickly divided up the Internet into the haves who saw it — and the have-nots who didn’t.
The first hour of the season premiere interrupted a live Facebook Q&A with the show’s cast, and was then streamed across a number of digital platforms, including Twitter, Snapchat Discover and the show’s YouTube channel, as well as the USA website.
The episode was only made available for a few hours on Sunday night, causing some of the show’s fans to erupt with glee on Twitter. Others, who missed the window to stream the episode early, expressed disappointment and frustration that they’d have to wait a few more days for the premiere.
The network announced last month that the second season hacker drama starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater had been expanded to 12 episodes. The premiere will also be followed by a live after-show, titled “Hacking Robot.”
Season 2 of “Mr. Robot” sees (Malek) Elliot and fsociety’s continued attempts to use their hacking skills to bring down the wealthy and corrupt corporations ruling America from the shadows, and this time, even President Obama gets wind of the dire situations at hand.
The award-winning drama hails from Esmail as well as Anonymous Content executive producers Steve Golin and Chad Hamilton, and is produced by Universal Cable Productions.
This is your ONLY chance.
Watch the #MrRobot season_2.0 early premiere from the beginning NOW before it's removed. pic.twitter.com/D9tOl0t40w
— Mr. Robot (@whoismrrobot) July 11, 2016
Hard to stream promising #MrRobot season 2 premiere off @whoismrrobot tweet on Apple TV and not get a touch paranoid.
— erickohn (@erickohn) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/congratuIations/status/752340048121569280
No one texted me about #MrRobot. Y'all ain't real. Y'all a bunch of fakes. We're not talking anymore. How dare you rn? Are you serious?
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/jacketsinjune/status/752342421661487105
Everyone is talking about Pokemon go… I'm over here like .. Bruhhhh @whoismrrobot season 2.0 premier!!!
— TKA (@TKAmarc) July 11, 2016
No! I missed the preview of @whoismrrobot season 2! I missed the revolution! #fsociety
— Lauren Rouse (@LRouse19) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/fennn/status/752341802645008384
@whoismrrobot Well, now I've enabled notifications so I don't miss anything!
— Mia NJ
“I dissent” (@mia_nj) July 11, 2016