Next month sees the grand return of Charlie Brooker‘s acclaimed and popular series “Black Mirror” return to Netflix, as the show enters its seventh season. Taking shots at politics, digital spaces, social media, war, love, and societal norms, the satirical world explores the dark side of technology, with many stories focusing on digital copies of humans, referred to as cookies, and how often they are exploited.
Netflix has dropped a new season seven trailer, highlighting the new episodes, which feature a direct sequel to the “Star Trek” parody “USS Callister,” with Cristin Milioti back in the role of Nanette Cole (a cookie forcably placed in sci-fi universe by a stalker, Robert Daly, who abuses the ship’s crew) after co-starring in the hit HBO comic book series, “The Penguin.”
A writing team assembled for the new season consists of Brooker, Ella Road, Bisha K. Ali (“Ms. Marvel”), William Bridges, and Bekka Bowling with Toby Haynes (“Andor”), Haolu Wang, David Slade, Chris Barrett, and Luke Taylor handling directing duties.
The breakdowns for the six-episode season are as follows:
“Common People“
Synopsis: When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive – but at a cost….
“Bête Noire“
Synopsis: Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity joins the company she works at — because there’s something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice…
“Hotel Reverie“
Synopsis: A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
“Plaything“
Synopsis: In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s — a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms.
“Eulogy“
Synopsis: An isolated man is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its users to literally step inside old photographs — stirring powerful emotions in the process.
“USS Callister: Into Infinity“
Synopsis: Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister – led by Captain Nanette Cole – are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players.
“Black Mirror” has an impressive cast that features Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd, Tracee Ellis Ross, Siena Kelly, Rosy McEwen, Michael Workéyè, Ben Bailey Smith, Amber Grappy, Ravi Aujla, Elena Sanz, Hanna Griffiths, Issa Rae, Emma Corrin, Awkwafina, Harriet Walter, Peter Capaldi, Lewis Gribben, James Nelson Joyce, Michele Austin, Will Poulter, Asim Chaudhry, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Osy Ikhile, Milanka Brooks, Paul G. Raymond, Paul Giamatti, and Patsy Ferran.
You can watch the new “Black Mirror” trailer below as those new episodes will drop on April 10.
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