Why Mr. Robot Just Got Cancelled

4. Sam Esmail Wanted The Show To End On His Terms

While Mr. Robot ending may be a hard pill to swallow, it was something Sam Esmail had been planning on from the very beginning.

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Esmail stated "since day one, I’ve been building toward one conclusion — and in breaking the next season of Mr. Robot, I have decided that conclusion is finally here" He would go on to say, "we ultimately have too much respect for Elliot's journey to extend past its inevitable ending. Therefore, season four will serve as the final chapter of the Mr. Robot story."

Before this statement, and after Season Three had finished airing, Esmail told The Hollywood Reporter that he always saw the show being "four or five seasons." Those in touch with the show had seen the end coming from miles away, as Esmail has expressed time and time again that he doesn't want the show to stay around longer than the story it has to tell or "feel like we're treading water."

This is all the more impressive as it seems that Esmail has had the entirety of Mr. Robot thought out from the beginning, from premiere to finale. All the more important is that he is going to give fans this story as intended, without being abruptly pushed out the door or shut down and unable to deliver the end product he wanted to.