'Mr. Robot' trivia and fun facts

Rami Malek was hired because creator Sam Esmail's then-girlfriend Emmy Rossum had seen him in 'The Pacific' and recommended him for the lead.

Each Season 1 episode name ends in a video file name extension like .flv or .mov. In Season 2 ends in an "encrypted file" format.

Fsociety is based on the online activist group Anonymous.

The main cast along with creator Sam Esmail went to hacking seminars in preparation for their roles. In addition, Rami Malek had a typing instructor to prepare scenes involving programming.

In the first episode, when Elliot encounters Mr. Robot for the first time inside the train, if you look a little more to the right you can see the show's creator Sam Esmail.