Black Mirror
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 10/10AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 10/10UnsettlingA creeping sense of unease and wrongness that gets under your skin.This show: 9/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 9/10DystopiaOppressive imagined societies and the people caught in them.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Anjana VasanCristin MiliotiJimmi SimpsonJesse PlemonsBilly MagnussenWunmi Mosaku
Written by
Charlie Brooker
Starring
Anjana VasanCristin MiliotiJimmi SimpsonJesse PlemonsBilly MagnussenWunmi Mosaku
Written by
Charlie Brooker
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Black Mirror Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | ||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 9.1 | |||
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 8.6 | |
| S5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.1 | ||||
| S6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | ||
| S7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
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About
"Sharp, unsettling parables about technology gone wrong"
An anthology series where each standalone episode imagines how technology, near-future or barely-speculative, curdles ordinary human desires into something unsettling. There's no continuing cast or plot; instead you get sharp little morality tales about surveillance, social media, AI, and memory, ranging from bleakly satirical to genuinely tragic. Tone and quality swing hard between installments, but the best episodes are tightly written, visually clever, and land a gut-punch twist without feeling cheap. It rewards watching in any order, though the emotional weight and craft vary wildly episode to episode.
Watch it for
the way individual episodes turn a simple tech idea into a devastating character study.
Maybe skip if
you want ongoing characters or dislike bleak, twist-driven endings.
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All Seasons
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Season 12011
8.0223K32h 35m
Season one of this sci-fi anthology series imagines realities in which people are forced to power their own existence, receive memory implants and more.
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Season 22013
8.0258K43h 26m
This anthology series' second season examines the dark stories of a social media addict, a woman who's part of a live "life" show, and more.
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Season 32016
8.2386K66h 22m
Lovers meet in a surreal paradise, a young man is tormented by strange texts, and a social app wields disturbing power in these high-tech tales.
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Season 42017
7.9352K65h 48m
A fantasy spins out of control, all-seeing devices expose dark secrets, and a woman flees a ruthless hunter in more tales of technology run wild.
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Season 52019
6.8150K33h 18m
A video game transforms a longtime friendship, a social media company faces a hostage crisis, and a teen bonds with an AI version of her pop star idol.
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Season 62023
6.9194K55h 10m
Twisted tales that span eras — and terrors — deliver a myriad of surprises in this game-changing anthology series' most unpredictable season yet.
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Season 72025
7.5193K66h 1m
The twisted stories are endless in this incredible anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest inventions, and much more.
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Season 8
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Anjana Vasan Nida Huq, Space Cop
Cristin Milioti Nanette Cole
Jimmi Simpson Walton
Jesse Plemons Robert Daly
Billy Magnussen Karl, Valdack
Wunmi Mosaku Katie, TV Joan's Lawyer
Monica Dolan CS Linda Grace, Janet McCardle
Milanka Brooks Elena Tulaska
Osy Ikhile Nate Packer
Daniel Lapaine Dawson, Max
Crew
Charlie Brooker
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