Sam Esmail, the creator of Mr. Robot, just had the trailer for his new Netflix movie debut. Leave the World Behind is an apocalyptic mystery thriller and sports a great ensemble, including Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Kevin Bacon. The film also recently had its premiere at the AFI Festival, where Esmail spoke with Deadline on the red carpet on a number of different topics, including working with the Obamas on their Netflix production company for this film as well as his working relationship with Mr. Robot star Rami Malek, and if they’ll re-collaborate on another project.

Esmail also spoke with Deadline about his upcoming reboot for the coveted sci-fi series, Battlestar Galactica. The space opera show had its genesis in the 70’s, then spawned a reboot in 2004 to great acclaim. Esmail’s newest incarnation is planned for streaming on Peacock and he gave a small update...