Mr. Robot's first season turns on the reveal that the title character is a projection of Elliot's mind, as Tyler Durden is of the narrator's, and marks it with a cover of Where Is My Mind, Fight Club's closing song.
TV Series· 2015· Thriller
Mr. Robot
by Sam Esmail
Mr. Robot: it draws on 3 recorded sources.
What influenced Mr. Robot
The works this one is recorded as drawing on.
Sam Esmail has said he borrowed heavily from Kubrick for Mr. Robot's look, citing A Clockwork Orange for its composition, lighting and off-kilter angles.
Real-world influences
Events, places, movements and ideas outside fiction that this work is recorded as drawing on.
Culture
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- Hacker culture
Elliot belongs to a hacker collective, fsociety, modelled on groups such as Anonymous, and the series was praised for its accurate hacking.