USA Network Goes All-In on Gritty Scripted Fare
Posted in: UncategorizedThe evolution of USA Network continues apace, as a new development slate promises to lend nuance to the old “blue-sky drama” brand by way of storm clouds and contrails.
As part of its most ambitious programming gambit to date, USA has prepped a trio of new series that are darker and knottier than the jokey, genial cop/doctor/spy dramas that once were the network’s stock-in-trade. The network on Tuesday also confirmed that it has picked up a pilot from executive producer Gale Anne Hurd (“The Walking Dead”).
Having already wowed the crowd at last month’s SXSW Film Festival, the techno-thriller “Mr. Robot” may very well be cable’s most buzzworthy new show. Starring Remi Malek as a cyber-security engineer with a jones for code, narcotics and social justice (although not necessarily in that order), “Mr. Robot” is, per USA Senior VP of Original Scripted Programming Alex Sepiol, “like ‘The Social Network’ meets ‘Fight Club.'”
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