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As if the cast for the sixth season of Netflix and Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones' Black Mirror wasn't already impressive enough, reports this morning are that Salma Hayek (Eternals) and Annie Murphy (Kevin Can F**k Himself) are reportedly in talks to join the project The series return is expected to have more episodes than the[...]

Although Netflix is declining to comment, reports are that Rory Culkin (Under the Banner of Heaven, Signs) has joined Zazie Beetz, Paapa Essiedu, Josh Hartnett, Aaron Paul, Kate Mara, Danny Ramirez, Clara Rugaard, Auden Thornton, and Anjana Vasan in the cast of the sixth season of Netflix and Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones' Black Mirror[...]

Last month, news broke that Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), Paapa Essiedu (Gangs of London), Josh Hartnett (The Fear Index), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Kate Mara (Call Jane), Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick), Clara Rugaard (The Rising), Auden Thornton (This Is Us), and Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) had joined the sixth season cast of Netflix[...]

Two months ago, fans of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror woke up to some very unexpected news when word hit that a new season of the Netflix anthology series was set to go and that casting was underway This morning, they're learning who the first wave of familiar faces will be for three of the season's[...]

Take a look as a few extra-special case files are opened that highlight the weird occurrences that happen in the small, quiet town, in a one-shot anthology that's equal parts The X-Files and Black Mirror * In Shops: Sep 21, 2022 SRP: 3.99 #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption[...]

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Back in September 2020, Cathy Payne, head of Banijay Rights (the distribution arm of the company that pretty much controls the future of the global phenomenon) was asked about the possibility of a sixth season of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror and if series creator Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones would be involved Though[...]

There is still no new series of Black Mirror But in June, AWA is planning to launch a new anthology comic book series that they compare to Black Mirror, by Gregg Hurwitz and Mike Deodato called New Think Mike is just drawing the first issue, subsequent issues in the five-issue series will have different artists[...]

Much in the way that Star Trek transported 1960's social upheaval to faraway planets or The Twilight Zone broadcast Cold War anxiety through the lens of monsters and aliens, this Black Mirror-style series continues a long tradition of using science fiction to underscore social commentary NEWTHINK aims to examine the cultural and political polarization of the country and the[...]

Described as classic cartoon craziness meets an interactive quiz, this Tex Avery-inspired toon from the creators of Black Mirror, the viewer helps Rowdy Cat vex Peanut the Security Pup and break into a museum with the goal of making off with a priceless prize With an average runtime of ten minutes, and over an hour[...]

Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones are offering viewers their sharp, satirical, and slightly over-the-top take on the past 12 months with their Netflix special, Death To 2020 With Laurence Fishburne serving as our verbal tour guide on the mockumentary-style project, Samuel L Jackson, Hugh Grant, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Lisa[...]

With (thankfully) only a few days left in the year, Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones are offering viewers a sharp, satirical, and slightly over-the-top take on the past 12 months with their Netflix special, Death To 2020 With Laurence Fishburne serving as "narrator" on the mockumentary-style project, the special looks back on[...]

With their year-ending special set to hit the streaming service this weekend, Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones are ready to give the year the proper roasting it deserves (and deliver some laughs while doing it) with their upcoming Netflix special, Death To 2020 With Laurence Fishburne serving as "narrator" on the mockumentary-style[...]

As we learned earlier this week, Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones are back to give the year the proper roasting it deserves (and deliver laughs instead of chills this time) with their upcoming Netflix special, Death To 2020 With Laurence Fishburne serving as "narrator" on the mockumentary, the special looks back on[...]

While it sounds like the punchline to a joke you'd find in the middle of a pretty decent five-minute stand-up set, the reality of it is actually pretty damn depressing: 2020 was so bad that even the creators of Black Mirror were looking for a chance to laugh for a little while Thankfully, Charlie Brooker and[...]

Charlie Brooker [the creator of Black Mirror] has written a mockumentary about 2020 It's for Netflix, and I am a historian who's being interviewed about the year I'm pretty repellent, actually! And you'll like my wig." Hugh Grant in "The Undoing", HBO This is the first time anyone outside of that project has heard about it[...]

Last time Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror was on our Netflix screens, it was June 2019 and we were listening to Miley Cyrus perform the NIN homage "On a Roll" as her character Ashley O in an episode that's become more and more relevant the more we give up control of our lives to Alexa Since[...]

Black Mirror director Toby Haynes is replacing original film co-writer Tony Gilroy, and is expected to helm the first three episodes Reports are that the move was made based on COVID-related travel issues regarding Gilroy's travel between New York and the U.K The choice of Haynes wasn't a surprising one as he was already being[...]

Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker used to write and present a BBC show called ScreenWipe, a TV adaptation of his Guardian newspaper column Screenburn It transformer into GamesWipe, then NewsWipe or simply Charlie Brooker's Wipe, eventually coalescing into an annual Wipe that we didn't get for the past few years It was generally look back at[...]

Gavin Stenhouse (Black Mirror) and Gwendoline Yeo (American Crime) are set to join the pilot's cast as series regulars – joining Liang, Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley), Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle), and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) Kim is writing the script for[...]

The final releases will be for Pop television, as we will be seeing the Funko debut of the British Sci-FI show, Black Mirror There will be six figures released in the series including one Chase variant of the most recent episodes featuring Miley Cyrus as Ashley Too with her finale rebellious style[...]

So you've seen Netflix and Charlie Brooker's touching and hearbreaking Black Mirror documentary on her life "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" and are now the proud owner of your very own Ashley Too If that wasn't enough to make your 2019, we are now being treated to the official music video for 'On A Roll,'[...]

There was a familiar refrain working through the musical portions of  Black Mirror's "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too" that any fan of Nine Inch Nails picked up on immediately. //Credit: Netflix Ashley O (Miley Cyrus) had a hit single called "On a Roll", which featured a just a bit of "Head Like a Hole" from the classic,[...]

With the release of the fifth season of Netflix's Black Mirror last week – with rumblings beginning when the episode information and teasers were released – came a pretty obvious question from fans: why are there only three episodes? In a conversation with The Wrap, creator Charlie Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones – who[...]

The fifth season of Black Mirror debuted on June 5th, with the Netflix series airing an abbreviated, three episode run In typical Black Mirror fashion, the episodes dealt with technological paranoia, and how we can expect our lives to change as we further our species co-evolution with technology. //Credit: Netflix Black Mirror showrunners Charlie Brooker and Annabel[...]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too" is probably the most Black Mirror feeling of this fifth season of the Netflix series, and despite the light-hearted wrapping, there's some serious menace under the surface. //Credit: Netflix Rachel (Andourie Rice) has a rough life Sure, she's in high school, which isn't fun for most people, but she's the new[...]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] There is a subtle, sinister subtlety to "Smithereens", with a slow boiling psychological dissection that runs through the second episode of Black Mirror's abbreviated fifth season. Chris Gillhaney (Andrew Scott) is a driver for a ride-share service called Hitcher He tries to relax by meditating between rides, but he's having a hard time getting into[...]

Hey, kids! You own everything and anything out there with pop star Ashley O's (Miley Cyrus) name and likeness on it, right? But you probably still feel like you're not doing enough as a real fan, huh? Well, turn those frowns upside down! Thanks to the fine folks at "Black Mirror Toys Inc." (a subsidiary[...]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Black Mirror has always tried to push boundaries and shock audiences, but the season 5 premier, "Striking Vipers", seems to have moved a little bit beyond that formula Sure, head writer/creator Charlie Brooker still has some boundaries to explore, but "Striking Vipers" feels very much like it's more comfortable making that journey on calmer[...]

Five days after viewers have their minds blown by the fifth season of Netflix and Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, content creators Rudy Mancuso, Anwar Jibawi, Maia Mitchell, Lele Pons, Hannah Stocking, and Juanpa Zurita are set to launch a collection of promotional fan homages to the anthology series titled Stories from Our Future[...]