Great 2 season (series) show. This is great if they make more Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror to become a Netflix show Exclusive: Sources say the US streaming giant has agreed terms to make original episodes of the hit dystopian drama By Ben Dowell Monday 7 September 2015 at 7:30PM Charlie Brooker's dystopian drama series Black Mirror has been snapped up by Netflix, RadioTimes.com understands. The streaming giant is understood to have agreed terms with Brooker and his independent production company House of Tomorrow to make "multiple episodes” of the dystopian drama, according to sources involved in the negotiations. Netflix has already shown episodes of the drama, which first aired on Channel 4, in the US. The series has proved a word-of-mouth hit since launching in December, with some fans even holding Black Mirror viewing parties. As RadioTimes.com revealed in May, Netflix was in talks with Brooker and House of Tomorrow over a possible deal, which has reportedly progressed. It is understood that Brooker is currently writing scripts for a new run of the Channel 4-originated drama which explores the dark and troubling aspects of technology. So far, Channel 4 has aired two series and a Christmas special of the show and is likely to be keen to acquire future episodes of the drama and be the first UK broadcaster to air them. The last Black Mirror episode, White Christmas, featured Mad Men star Jon Hamm and Rafe Spall in a troubling future world where you could “block” people in real life in the same way you can now do on Twitter. Spokespeople for Netflix and Channel 4 said they were unable to comment at the time of publication.
Officially announced David SimsVerified account@davidlsims Netflix is gonna make more Black Mirror y’all http://observer.com/2015/09/netflix-to-produce-original-episodes-of-black-mirror/…
loved the series. At times it was a little heavy handed, but a very powerful show/message. I had to take several days between episodes to process.
It's official. 12 more episodes coming to Netflix. http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/25/black-mirror-netflix
Just watched the Christmas episode again. I had forgotten most of the details, so it was like watching all over again
im bumping this because i just watched a movie called Frequencies and i loved it really similar tone to this show if anyone wants to check it out
Eric Goldman @TheEricGoldman 39m39 minutes ago .@BryceDHoward and Alice Eve star in the #BlackMirror written by @KenTremendous and @iamrashidajones, and it’s directed by Joe Wright #TCA16
6 new episodes on October 21st: * “San Junipero,” featuring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Touch) and Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) in an episode directed by Owen Harris * “Shut Up and Dance,” featuring Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones) and Alex Lawther in an episode directed by James Watkins * “Nosedive,” featuring Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Alice Eve (Entourage) and James Norton (Grantchester) in an episode directed by Joe Wright * “Men Against Fire,” starring Michael Kelly (House of Cards), Malachi Kirby (Roots) and Madeline Brewer (Hemlock Grove) in an episode directed by Jakob Verbruggen * “Hated in the Nation,” featuring Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire) in an episode directed by James Hawes * “Playtest,” featuring Wyatt Russell (The Walking Dead webisodes) and Hannah John-Kamen (Killjoys) in an episode directed by Dan Trachtenberg.
Descriptions of the new episodes: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/09/black-mirror-netflix "Nosedive” We love this premise: An insecure office worker (Bryce Dallas Howard) lives in a world in which everyone obsessively ranks and rates every tiny social interaction. She thinks she finally may have found a way to rank alongside her friend (Alice Eve), who’s one of society’s elites. At first glance, this sounds like a classic Black Mirrorsetup — an existing tech element taken to a horrifying new extreme. But Brooker says it’s one of the most unusual episodes he’s done. “Each episode this season is a different genre; this one is a social satire,” Brooker says. “It’s got a creepy serenity to it and won’t be what people expect.” “San Junipero” How could you make Black Mirror episode set in the past when the show is all about the future? That was the mental puzzle that prompted Booker to write this 1980s-set tale, where Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw play recent arrivals to a beach town “synonymous with sun, surf, and sex.” “It’s kind of an ‘80s coming-of-age drama with a Black Mirror undertow,” he says. “Also, when Netflix picked us up, people were going, ‘Oh that means [the show is] going to be Americanized.’ I thought it would be a funny to f–k with those people by literally writing an episode set in California.” “Shut Up and Dance” There have been a couple previous tales set in present day without any sci-fi elements (like the notorious pig sex episode “The National Anthem”). This is one of those, but Brooker adds it’s the “most grounded” of the three. Here a withdrawn 19-year-old (Alex Lawther) stumbles headlong into an online trap and is quickly forced into an uneasy alliance with shifty man (Jerome Flynn) who are both at the mercy of persons unknown. “A kitchen sink nightmarish thriller,” he says. “Men Against Fire” A military story set in a post-war future. A rookie soldier (Malachi Kirby) is posted overseas, protecting frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants alongside fellow soldier Raiman (Madeline Brewer). They’re hoping some new technological advantage will save them. “It stemmed slightly from thinking about drone attacks and how technology is alternating the face of warfare, but it’s not about drones,” Brooker says. “It’s a horror thriller, almost like The Walking Dead.” “Playtest” (exclusive photo above) Brooker was formerly a video game journalist and here he revisits that world: A thrill-seeking globetrotter (Wyatt Russell) visits Britain, hooks up with a woman (Hannah John-Kamen) and tests the latest in video game technology – “a device as mind-bendingly sophisticated as it is terrifying.” Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), Brooker notes, “Dan is fantastic at creating suspenseful and tense mood; this is our Evil Dead 2.” “Hated in the Nation” The show’s first-ever 90-minute episode; a crime drama inspired by Scandi-Noir thrillers like Shitty AMC Show and Borgen. A police detective (Kelly McDonald) and her geeky young sidekick investigate a string of grisly murders with a sinister link to social media. “It deals with online rage,” teases Brooker. “It starts out like a stylish standard police procedural, then takes a bizarre turn.” Well, that we expected.
Premiere is Friday. Wife is out of town so I think I'm gonna get some food, pour a drink (or three) and see how many I can watch. So pumped.
ep 2 was pretty incredible as well did not realize that was the Trachtenberg ep until it ended and fuck that dude is amazing
Enjoyed ep 2a lot more than 1. 1 was OK, but I kind of lost interest during the ep. 2 I thought was really well done. Did not see the double layer coming, although they even specifically told us that in the episode. Taking a break for tonight will watch the rest of the episodes later.
First one was great. Loved the social commentary of it. There are so many girls I want to force to watch it. Ep 2 Was a bit too high and freaked me the fuck out. Ep3:
All of them. It's not as bad with girls my age (29), but holy shit at some of the mid-20s girls and social media. Going out with and dating some of those girls is impossible. I can only imagine it gets worse with younger generations and their constant exposure to technology.
Sounds like you all like the new ones. I probably won't get a chance until Sunday but plan on watching them back to back.
So, uh, does this remind anyone of anything? China wants to give all of its citizens a score – and their rating could affect every area of their lives The Communist Party wants to encourage good behaviour by marking all its people using online data. Those who fall short will be denied basic freedoms like loans or travel Imagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do, amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make, and awards you a single score that measures how “trustworthy” you are. In this world, anything from defaulting on a loan to criticising the ruling party, from running a red light to failing to care for your parents properly, could cause you to lose points. And in this world, your score becomes the ultimate truth of who you are – determining whether you can borrow money, get your children into the best schools or travel abroad; whether you get a room in a fancy hotel, a seat in a top restaurant – or even just get a date.
I thought all 6 were great. If I had to rank them 1, 2,4,3,5,6 My only complaint is that 6 dragged a bit long and didnt get why it needed the extra 30 minutes.