Black Mirror
2011 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 8.3 · 79% critics
This anthology series delivers standalone stories that explore how new technology can amplify human flaws, fears, and desires. Each episode offers a different scenario—sometimes unsettling, sometimes satirical—designed to spark debate about where society might be headed and what we’re willing to trade for convenience.
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Streaming on Netflix.
~37 hours to watch · 37 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-12-04
- Network
- Channel 4, Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (6,216 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want dark, debate-worthy sci-fi stories about technology’s impact, with each episode telling a different tale, similar to Electric Dreams or Westworld; Not for you if you dislike unsettling themes or slower, attention-demanding setups.
Pros: thought-provoking tech dilemmas; varied standalone episodes; often unsettling and tense | Cons: uneven episode quality; slow starts at times; later seasons divisive
Themes
- technology
- dystopia
- satire
- anthology
- dark comedy
- punishment
- social satire
- alternative reality
- disturbed
- humanity
- thoughtful
- cyber thriller
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Made for Television Movie · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Interactive Program · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 2018
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Made for Television Movie · 2018
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie · 2018
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- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special · 2018
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 2017
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Made for Television Movie · 2017
- Peabody Awards · 2014
Cast & crew
Domhnall Gleeson
as Ash Starmer
- EC
Emma Corrin
as Dorothy Chambers
- HA
Hayley Atwell
as Martha Starmer
- RK
Rory Kinnear
as Michael Callow
- LD
Lindsay Duncan
as Alex Cairns
- DS
Donald Sumpter
as Julian Hereford
- TG
Tom Goodman-Hill
as Tom Blice
- TK
Toby Kebbell
as Liam Foxwell
- LC
Lenora Crichlow
as Victoria Skillane
- MS
Michael Smiley
as Baxter
Directed by Carl Tibbetts, Bryn Higgins, Dan Trachtenberg +22 more
Created by Charlie Brooker
Episodes7 seasons · 37 episodes
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Season 24 episodes
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