Sunday Night Social Surprise for Fans of USA Network’s Mr. Robot

Following the social media accounts for USA Network was extremely beneficial this past weekend for fans of its Mr. Robot.

Following the social media accounts for USA Network was extremely beneficial this past weekend for fans of its Mr. Robot.

The cable network surprised fans by streaming the first 40 minutes or so of the series’ second-season premiere on social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube. The episode will not air on USA until Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.

Haje Jan Kamps of TechCrunch reported that the Mr. Robot Facebook page interrupted a question-and-answer session Sunday night to present the first 40 minutes or so of the episode, with a masked figure introducing the video by saying:

Why waste more time on pointless speculation? You deserve something new, something unexpected, something you’ve never seen before.

And

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