“Black Mirror” — the mind-bending Netflix anthology sequence that has worryingly predicted lots of the technological developments presently plaguing mankind — is coming again for extra.
Creator Charlie Brooker revealed in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum on Friday that the hit present is about to return for an eighth season on the streamer.
“’Black Mirror’ will return, and hopefully it’ll be extra ‘Black Mirror’ than ever,” he stated. “Fortunately it does have a future, so I can affirm that ‘Black Mirror’ will return, simply in time for actuality to meet up with it. So, that’s thrilling. That chunk of my mind has already been activated and is whirring away.”
The reveal comes going into this weekend’s Golden Globes, the place the present has its first nominations. Season 7 landed noms for greatest tv restricted sequence and anthology sequence or movement image made for tv, and Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti each picked up nods for his or her performances within the episodes “Widespread Folks” and “Eulogy,” respectively.
Requested in regards to the technique of placing the brand new season collectively, Brooker didn’t go into element, however likened it to creating an album.
“It’s a helpful thought experiment when approaching a brand new story,” he stated. “I’ll typically consider, ‘Properly, what haven’t we carried out but, and what tone am I on the lookout for? … The place does this monitor come on the album, and what musical path are we going to enter?’ We’ll discover out. Most unlikely you’ll ever see a ‘Black Mirror’ hoedown.”
Season 7 of “Black Mirror,” launched in April 2025, was praised for returning to its tech-focused and dystopian themes after the blended reception of Season 6. Selection‘s evaluate significantly raised the “USS Callister” sequel “Into Infinity” for pushing past the unique premise of its predecessor.
