Season Premiere. “401 Unauthorized” is the first episode of Season 4 of Mr. Robot. It was broadcast on October 6, 2019. The first run was broadcast commercial-free.
<@mrrobot> xmas time. elliot+mrrobot are BAK. darlene deals with real sh*t. tyrell’s bored. dom’s paranoid AF.
Origin of the Title
401 Unauthorized is a HTTP code indicating the user needs to provide credentials to access the requested resource.
Summary
Episode Notes
Technology
Music
Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin is heard playing on the doorman's iPod.
Trivia
The episode is dedicated to Steve Golin, founder and CEO of Anonymous Content, a production studio behind Mr. Robot. Golin died of cancer on April 21, 2019.
Emmy Rossum, the real-life wife of Sam Esmail, made a cameo as one of the singing carolers.
Sam Esmail appears briefly as the man who injects Elliott and tells him: "Goodbye, friend."