USA Network has released new casting additions to their upcoming hacker drama, Mr. Robot. Ahead of the show's June premiere, along with the Season 5 premiere of Suits, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sakina Jaffrey join the cast featuring Christian Slater (Pump Up The Volume) and Rami Malek (The Pacific).
As we previously mentioned, Mr. Robot centers on a young and isolated programmer named Elliot (Malek). Suffering from an anti-social disorder, Elliot can only connect to people by actually hacking them. Elliot is then recruited to join an underground hacker organization determined to bring down corporate America by a mysterious anarchist named Mr. Robot (Slater).
We mentioned before, Elliot Villar (Gotham), Azhar Khan (Veep), Ron Cephas Jones (Banshee), Stephanie Corneliussen (Hello Ladies: The Movie) and Michael Drayer (The Sopranos), Michael Cristofer (Smash), Randy Harrison (Queer as Folk) and Michele Hicks (The Shield) have joined the cast alongside Portia Doubleday (Carrie), Carly Chaikin (Suburgatory) and Martin Wallstrom (Simple Simon).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mitchell and Jaffrey have landed recurring roles on the USA drama.
The Glee actor will play Scott Knowles, the husband of Sharon Knowles (Hicks). With a penchant for fine wines and decorating, Scott Knowles appreciates the luxuries of the upper class and works tirelessly to keep his high status among New York's elite. A candidate for Evil Corp's CTO position, Knowles is a fierce rival of Tyrell Wellick (Wallstrom).
The House of Cards drama portrays Antara Nayar, a former criminal prosecutor who founded an eponymous firm with two colleagues. The trio previously led both criminal and civil suits against Evil Corp for the alleged dumping of hazardous waste in Washington Township, N.J. before it was eventually tossed out.
Now in public defense, Nayar is faced with the question of whether to reopen the Evil Corp case. Can she try to right a past wrong without ruining her career even more?
WATCH the Critical Acclaim promo here:
Mr. Robot will premiere Wednesday, June 24 at 10pm on USA. The fifth season premiere of Suits will air beforehand that very same night at 9pm.
Readers are you excited to see Mr. Robot?
