eps1.0_hellofriend.mov

"**eps1.0_hellofriend.mov**"
"eps1.0_hellofriend.mov"
Mr. Robot episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 1
Directed by	Niels Arden Oplev
Written by	Sam Esmail
Featured music	"If You Go Away"; by Neil Diamond
Cinematography by	Tim Ives
Editing by	Joe Bini
Original air date	June 24, 2015
Running time	65 minutes
Guest appearances
	Michel Gill as Gideon Goddard; Gloria Reuben as Krista Gordon; Frankie Shaw as Shayla Nico; Bruce Altman as Terry Colby; Ben Rappaport as Ollie Parker; Aaron Takahashi as Lloyd Chong; Ron Cephas Jones as Leslie Romero; Azhar Khan as Sunil "Mobley" Markesh; Sunita Mani as Shama "Trenton" Biswas; Samrat Chakrabarti as Rohit "Ron" Mehta;

"eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" is the pilot episode of USA Network's drama-thriller television series Mr. Robot. The pilot was directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by series creator and showrunner Sam Esmail. The episode aired on June 24, 2015, and was watched by approximately 1.75 million people in the U.S., the highest rating the series has ever received.

The episode was praised for its writing, music, cinematography, and performances, particularly that of Rami Malek, as well as comparisons to David Fincher's Fight Club, a film which Esmail has stated he took inspiration from.