Black Mirror
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4 / Netflix
Dark sci-fi fantasy comedy dramas about our collective unease about the modern world. Created by Charlie Brooker.
Streaming rank this week: 202
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The Guardian, 16th September 2019Black Mirror's pig-gate PM still appears in easter eggs
Rory Kinnear's character from the first ever episode of Charlie Brooker's dystopian drama is still in Number 10 - despite being thrown out of a zoo.
Thomas Ling, Radio Times, 7th June 2019Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones interview
Brooker and fellow Black Mirror producer Annabel Jones speak to Jack Shepherd about why the new Miley Cyrus episode is the most likely to come true, why they don't care what happens to their characters and what they'd do at the end of the world.
Jack Shepherd, The Independent, 4th June 2019Charlie Brooker: 'Happy? I have my moments'
Brooker grew up in the village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in Oxfordshire. An early portent of what lay ahead was a comic he made himself, filled with violence, anger and jokes, and then sneaked into his primary school comic box.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 1st June 2019Black Mirror: All episodes ranked from worst to best
In the seven years since Black Mirror first aired, Charlie Brooker's dystopian vision has started to seem less and less implausible.
Alexandra Pollard, Jacob Stolworthy & Jack Shepherd, The Independent, 28th December 2018Best British TV shows of every year since 2000
A nation's taste in television tells you a lot about its state of mind.
Ed Power, The Independent, 4th December 2018Michaela Coel interview
The comedy writer and actress Michaela Coel talks about her roles in Black Mirror and Chewing Gum, and why men dislike female comics.
The Times, 11th January 2018Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker on his 'goofy' persona
Charlie Brooker says people are surprised to meet him in real life - as he's not the "horrible deadpan sarcastic monster" they see on TV.
BBC, 7th January 2018Netflix comedies most popular in Scotland
According to the streaming service, us Scots love our comedy with Still Game, Orange Is The New Black and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia proving to be the most popular shows north of the border. In Wales Gavin & Stacey and The Big Bang Theory are big hits.
Laura Harding, Daily Record, 31st March 2017Charlie Brooker on a change of tone for Black Mirror 4
Black Mirror is returning to Netflix for a fourth series, and the dystopian drama's creator Charlie Brooker has revealed that the new episodes will have "some strikingly different tones and looks".
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 1st March 2017