Sam Esmail

Sam Esmail

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdaysept. 17, 1977
BiographySam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs the production company Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022).

Esmail's work often centers on the themes of alienation, technology, and American society.

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Metropolis
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Angelyne
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Briarpatch
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Gaslit
Ended

Gaslit

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Homecoming
Ended

Homecoming

as Executive Producer
Mr. Robot
Ended

Mr. Robot

as Creator
The Resort
Ended

The Resort

as Executive Producer

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