Netflix’sBlack Mirroris returning soon, reinventing itself from anything the show has previously done. After a nearly four-year break, the techno-paranoia series returns with an all-star cast for its sixth season, which promises to be the most suspenseful yet.Since its initial debut in 2011,Black Mirrorhas sought to shock audiences with its crude portrayal of technology dependency and often-exaggerated depiction of societal, cultural, and political issues. The fifth and latest installment of the show came out in 2019, with creators Charlie Brooker and Anabel Jones deciding to take a break amid the pandemic, in fear that a new season of the dystopian series would be “too depressing” for audiences at the time. Fast-forward to May 2022, after Brooker and Jones branched out to make their own production company,Netflix announcedBlack Mirrorseason 6was in the works.RELATED:After Control 2, Remedy Entertainment Should Crossover With One of TV’s Biggest Sci-Fi ShowsAlthough plot twists and other surprises are a staple of the series, Brooker asserts thatBlack Mirrorseason 6 will be unlike any other. In an interview withNetflix’s Tudum, Brooker explains that to keep the show fresh and viewers on the edge of their seats, they had to stretch out the parameters of what each episode entails. This includes adding elements he had sworn himself the show would never do. “The stories are all still tonallyBlack Mirrorthrough-and-through,” Brooker says, “but with some crazy swings and more variety than ever before.”
Few details have been provided about what these stretched parameters look like, but they are expected to relate to the subject of each episode. For instance, episode 1, titled “Joan is Awful,” will deal with an average woman realizing a large streaming platform has made a documentary series about her life, and Episode 6, “Demon 79,” will be set in 1979 in Northern England and center on a meek sales assistant being told she “must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster.” Moreover,Black Mirrorseason 6’s star-studded castincludes Aaron Paul, Salma Hayek Pinault, Annie Murphy, Daniel Portman, David Shields, Rory Culkin, Bun Barnes, Himesh Patel, Michael Cera, Danny Ramirez, and more.
It’s not surprising that this new season comes with high ambitions. After all, previous episodes have exceeded more than a 60-minute rundown, therefore being treated as their own cinematic experience. Similarly,Black Mirroris more than familiar with innovative and distinctive projects,such as 2018’sBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch, an interactive film that questions free will in which viewers make decisions for the protagonist, most of which lead to a tragic ending for the characters.
Black Mirrorseason 6 will be released on Netflix on Jun 21, 2025.
