Six years after the Mr. Robot series finale was released, Rami Malek addresses whether he would return for a sequel or spinoff. Malek played the lead role of Elliot Alderson in USA Network’s hit thriller series. By day, Elliot was a cybersecurity engineer, but by night, he was a hacker, and found himself involved with a revolutionary hacker group known as fsociety.
The series finale, which was released on December 22, 2019, is widely considered to be one of Mr. Robot’s all-time best episodes. It holds a 9.8/10 score on IMDb, capping off a fourth and final season that has a 98% from critics and 94% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
During Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles panel, where Malek spoke about his new movie Nuremberg, he was asked about whether he would return for a potential Mr. Robot sequel or spinoff. Malek gave a definitive “No” in response, but did reveal that “Sam [Esmail] and I just talked about working together again” on an unrelated project. Esmail was Mr. Robot’s creator, showrunner, and directed every episode in seasons 2-4.
Malek’s answer is not too surprising as the show was not canceled, but rather ended on Esmail’s terms and per his creative vision. As indicated by the overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences, Mr. Robot’s finale brought closure to almost all the main characters and storylines.
Esmail and Malek possibly working together again is a promising update, though. Both have been busy with other projects since Mr. Robot ended. Malek has appeared as a James Bond villain in No Time to Die (2021), as a nuclear physicist in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023), and as an unlikely action hero in The Amateur (2025). His most recent role was as U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in Nuremberg (2025).
Rami Malek won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Mr. Robot season 1.
As for Esmail, his most notable project since Mr. Robot’s conclusion was the 2023 Netflix film, Leave the World Behind, which includes many Easter eggs from the USA Network series. Esmail even confirmed that Leave the World Behind and Mr. Robot share a universe.
Similar to Esmail’s Netflix movie, a new project with Malek could take place in the same universe as Mr. Robot and contain subtle Easter eggs without being a direct sequel or spinoff. Since they are only talking about the possibility of collaborating again, reuniting on a movie or television series is seemingly still years away from happening, but Malek’s comments are still a good sign for fans of their work.
Release Date
2015 – 2019
Network
USA Network
Showrunner
Sam Esmail
Christian Slater
Mr. Robot