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USA Network picks up 'Mr. Robot' Season 2 ahead of series premiere

USA Network has already picked up a second season of its new cybersecurity drama "Mr. Robot" before its debut episode hit the airwaves.

The series, which launches its first 10-episode season Wednesday night on the cable channel, stars Rami Malek as Elliott, a techie by day and vigilante hacker by night, and Christian Slater as the titular Mr. Robot, the leader of an underground hacker co-op bent on taking down the 1%.

USA has already ordered up a minimum of 10 more episodes of Sam Esmail's psychological thriller about disillusioned young adults, which it's slating for 2016.