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“Before we started shooting 'Homecoming,' we were in the writer's…” quote by Sam Esmail — Download Open image

“Before we started shooting 'Homecoming,' we were in the writer's room for 'Mr. Robot.' I was also editing Season 3 of 'Mr. Robot' while I was prepping for the 'Homecoming' shoot. So yeah, it's a lot of hats.”

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