Editor’s Note: Some parts have certain spoilers to the show, itself.
About
Black Mirror is a British science fiction television anthology series created by Charlie Brooker. The first two seasons, including the Christmas special were released on Channel 4, before all seasons were aired on Netflix at the premiere of Season 3. The series has been given critical acclaim and a fandom on Reddit.
History
The first season of Black Mirror first and last aired on December 2011, consisting of three episodes. Charlie Brooker wrote the first episode “The National Anthem” and also wrote the second episode “Fifteen Million Merits” with Kanak Huq. The last and third episode in the season “The Entire History of You” was written by Jesse Armstrong.
The second season premiered and ended on February 2013, where Charlie Brooker was the writer of all 3 episodes of “Be Right Back”, “White Bear”, and “The Waldo Moment”.
A seventh episode and christmas special titled “White Christmas” was released on December 16, 2014, written by Charlie Brooker and directed by Carl Tibbetts.
In September 2015, Netflix commissioned a third series of 12 episodes, which was later divided into two series of six episodes. The third series was released on Netflix worldwide on October 21, 2016. The episodes from the other two seasons and the christmas special were also added on Netflix.
Reception
The show, consisting of 13 episodes has been given critical acclaim earning a 8.9/10 on IMBD, a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 4.9/5 on Facebook. The show has won an amount of accolades with the show winning Best TV Movie/Miniseries at the International Emmy Awards. The A.V. Club placed it on the Best of 2013 list and actress Bryce Dallas Howard received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her performance in the Season 3 episode “Nosedive”.