The ‘Mr. Robot’ creator reveals 9 things that will happen in the new season

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Rami Malek as Elliott Alderson on USA Network’s “Mr. Robot.”

Warning: spoilers ahead for Wednesday’s season-two premiere of “Mr. Robot.”

The surprise hit and critical favorite of 2015, “Mr. Robot” has fans chomping at the bit for more information about what’s to come when the hacking drama series returns on Wednesday.

Don’t worry, we have some details.

Creator Sam Esmail and his stars appeared at the Television Critics Association press tour earlier this year and gave us an early glimpse of what’s to come.

Here are nine things we know about season two:

Creator Sam Esmail is directing all 12 new episodes.

Sam Esmail is taking the quick route through the TV business. It’s especially rare for a first-time creator to run their show, too, which he does. But on season two, he’s added another hat: full-time director. He doesn’t mind the extra work and said he’s not the greatest collaborator.

“The show’s look is so singular,” he said. “It’s actually going to be easier for me.”

 

 

 

There will be a time jump.

Season two won’t pick up from the first season’s finale.

“I will give you this,” Esmail told Business Insider. “It will open up 30 days after the first season ended.”

There will be some (but not total) clarity about season one and the storyline.

Now that Elliot (Rami Malek) is aware of his mental breakdowns, season two will begin the task of clarifying events and the order in which they happened.

“I will say there will be a lot more backstory,” Esmail said. “The timeline is going to get a little clearer, not a lot clearer, but clearer… This series is filling in the blanks of this character, the past, the present, and the future. That’s how I’m approaching every season.”

It’s all about what’s in Elliot’s head.

When we last left Elliot, his whole life was falling apart. What’s real and what’s not? And how far gone is his mental health? Those are the questions season two will be built around.

“The whole show is about Elliott’s emotional journey and less about the plot,” Esmail said.

“That’s a tough pill to swallow, and we’re really going into the mind of a person who’s just become aware of that,” he continued. “Will twists organically derive out of that? If I were a betting man, I’d say yes.”

Darlene’s secrets will be unraveled.

Esmail said that season two will certainly fill in some important blanks, such as why Darlene (Carly Chaikin) wasn’t present in the Times Square sequence when Elliot saw his family. 

She takes the reins of F Society and isn’t happy that they didn’t fully destroy E Corp. This season, she wants to finish the job.

Angela struggles with power.

Angela (Portia Doubleday) isn’t totally swallowed up in the world of E Corp (aka Evil Corp), but that doesn’t mean she’s all clear.

“I don’t think that she crossed over,” Doubleday said. “She’s more corrupt than before. I think it’s about keeping her head above water.”

Yes, more Whiterose.

BD Wong will reprise the character of Whiterose, the transgender hacker.

“I have to use him sparingly,” Esmail explained.

Grace Gummer joins the cast as FBI agent Dominique DiPierro.

Dominique (Dom) DiPierro is a young FBI field agent investigating the Evil Corp hack. She uses her instinctive skills to try and track down the F Society members and find answers.

Craig Robinson joins as a potential friend/client/temptation for Elliott.

Ray (Craig Robinson) seems folksy and reasonable, complete with an adorable dog, but who knows what he really wants from Elliot.

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