Across the six seasons ofBlack Mirror, fans of the anthology series got to see creator and showrunnerCharlie Brooker(Cunk on Earth) experiment with different formats. In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, the writer revealed that, for the upcoming Season 7, he’s doing it again.
During the interview, Brooker shared hisexcitement about the new batch of episodeswhich, once again, will vary in tone and themes — but mostly sticking to technology as a common thread. The showrunner also revealed that, out of the six episodes that Netflix ordered, he’s already written six. Since he can’t hint at anything other than that, he decided to reveal that fans shouldexpect the unexpectedwith at least one episode’s format:
“I’m always excited about all of them, but I think we have a really good mix. I’m about to start writing the last one, which actually is terrifying because I probably should have written it several weeks ago! We have a real mix of things, really exciting castings that have happened. I don’t want to jinx it by saying too much. We’re in the bit that I really like, where you’ve locked an episode, so that’s such a good feeling. We’re doing the final polishing of the score and the mix on one of them. And we are doing something really cool right now that we’ve never done before — but I can’t say what it is.”
‘Black Mirror’ Has Already Flirted With Different Formats
At this point, it’s a little hard to imagine whatBlack Mirrorcould do differently in terms of format. The episodes have already dabbled in horror, black and white cinematography,metalinguistic comedyand, of course, the “game” movieBandersnatch, whichallowed viewers to choose the outcomeof several key scenes. So, for now we can only speculate what other episode formatBlack Mirrorhas in store for us: An animated one maybe? It would certainly be within the realm of possibilities of the series.
What we do know at this point is that there is already one change in format brewing for Season 7: Netflix announced that the Season 4 episode “USS Callister"is getting a sequel. This will be a first forBlack Mirror, and could open the door for Brooker and his team tostart playing with other storiesfrom the show as well. Still, details from the sequel episodeare also kept under wrapsfor the time being.
Netflix will debut Season 7 ofBlack Mirrorin 2025. A specific release window is yet to be announced.
Black Mirror
An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech multiverse where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.
