Mr. Robot Season 3 is coming in October 2017. Rizwan Manji of The Magicians joins as a recurring player.
It’s no secret that Mr. Robot has become the prestigious dramatic centerpiece of the USA network’s scripted stable. The tone-heavy hacker drama has reaped accolades beyond expectations with wins at the 2016 Golden Globes Awards, 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations set for the 2017 Golden Globes Awards.
Thus, while the show has made some divisive turns, USA's Mr. Robot Season 3 renewal during the midst of its sophomore season wasn’t exactly a shocking revelation.
What is shocking now is how the rest of the world seems to have caught up with Mr. Robot. Mr. Robotis a very dense, intelligent and stylistic show but current events are now revealing that it might be even more prophetic and ahead of its time than previously thought. Remember the first season's tagline: "Our Democracy Has Been Hacked." Oh. That should be...should be interesting to revisit in season 3. People seem to enjoy pointing out how well The Americans reflects current events but the real show to point to might actually be Mr. Robot.
Mr. Robot Season 3 Latest News
Rizwan Manji will join Mr. Robot Season 3 for a recurring role. As Deadline reports, Manji is set to play the FBI partner of Grace Gummer’s Dominique DiPerro, helping with the investigation of the monumental Five/Nine hack of Season 1. While Dominique spent much of Season 2 a step behind the fsociety hackers in their messy Five/Nine fallout, she finally put the pieces together about its missing manipulator Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström). Using a series of tragedies as her mark's motivation, Dominique seems close to flipping fsociety's Darlene (Carly Chaikin) towards the bust of a lifetime. Now, she’ll have the help of Manji’s unnamed character.
Manji has been seen in high-profile films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, The Dictator and the first Transformers. He’s also fielded a wide array of television roles on The Magicians, Schitt’s Creek, Backstrom, Squad 85 and was one of the primary stars of the short-lived sitcom Outsourced.
Mr. Robot Season 3 Cast
Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, Vinyl), the recent prestige TV titan, will be joining the cast in Season 3. Cannavale plays Irving, a no-nonsense used car salesman. How that role will fit into the Mr. Robot universe remains to be seen. There aren't many "normal" people without mad hacking skills among the characters so it willl be interesting to find out how Irving is involved. But if Mr. Robot found a spot for Joey Bada$$, it can find a spot for a used car salesman. Perhaps as part of Trenton and Mobley's off the grid adventure.
BD Wong will be bumped up from recurring to full time with his role as Whiterose. This has been a long time coming as his enigmatic villain character is clearly one of the most important antagonists/characters in the Mr. Robot stable.
Mr. Robot Season 3 Release Date
Mr. Robotseason 3 is inching closing to a release date! On March 10, USA Network announced that the show will premiere in October of 2017. We were previously expected a summer release but Rami Malek's busy movie schedule made that impossible to pull off. The season will start shooting in April.
“Sam Esmail is a true creative visionary who continues to deliver a series that boldly tackles timely issues and leans into the major headlines of the day,” said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “We’re eager to share the next phase of Elliot’s journey with fans this fall.”
Where To Stream Mr. Robot Season 3
For those ready to cut cable, there are options to stay up to date on Mr. Robot. Sling, DirecTV Now and Playstation Vue all stream USA Network live. You can find out more information on those services here.