On Wednesday, USA Network announced that they are postponing the Season 1 finale of “Mr. Robot” after two Virginia journalists working for Roanoke-based news station WDBJ were shot and killed on air.
The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia.
— Mr. Robot (@whoismrrobot) August 26, 2015
Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight’s episode.
— Mr. Robot (@whoismrrobot) August 26, 2015
Our thoughts go out to all those affected during this difficult time.
— Mr. Robot (@whoismrrobot) August 26, 2015
According to Hitfix, the season finale features a “very graphic on-camera shooting,” which makes the network’s decision to postpone the episode a smart one.
The episode, which was scheduled to air on Aug. 26, will now air on Sept. 2.
It’s a small gesture on the network’s part to do what they can after reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were killed by suspected gunman Vester Lee Flanagan, a former WDBJ reporter who went by “Bryce Williams” on the air. Flanagan died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds later on Wednesday, police confirmed in a press conference.
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