"Mr. Robot" finale will not be aired today.
USA Network announced they are postponing the airing of summer's hit thriller TV series in connection to the tragic live TV attack that ccurred in Virginia today leading to death of a WDBJ-7 reporter and her cameraman.
The network said "Mr. Robot" finale has a scene that is similar in nature to the shooting of the two media men involved in the Live TV attack. Victims are identified as Alison Parker and Adam Ward.
"The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today's tragic events in Virginia. Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight's episode. Our thoughts go out to all those affected during this difficult time," USA Network said in a statement.
Suspect in the Virginia shooting has reportedly been killed for what could be self-inflicted wounds.
According to reports, the gunman, identified as Vester Lee Flanagan II or Bryce Williams, was a former reporter in WDBJ-7 and holds grudge towards the two victims who were pronounced dead in the scene. Williams attack Parker for her racist comments while he attacked Ward for reporting him to the HR.
"Mr. Robot" finale is one of the highly anticipated episodes this week. The show, which stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater, is one of the most critically acclaimed TV series this summer. It has been renewed for a second season even if it hasn't air an episode.
According to series creator Sam Esmail, "Mr. Robot" finale will set up a bigger journey for Elliot Anderson. That what transpired in the first season will be dwarfed by their sophomore run.
"Honestly, the thing about how I wanted to end this season was that I wanted to set up the larger story of Elliot's journey. So that's where we're ending," Esmail said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"A lot of things happen in these episodes that are going to give people who are following the show a lot to process and a lot to rethink and a lot to figure out. I think what I wanted ultimately was the experience coming into season 2 to be, "Okay, now I've got everything." In the feature-screenwriting world, this [season 1] was the Act 1. This is our setup, essentially, to sort of inform you, "Here's what the series is going to be about."
