Black Mirror Season 1
Genre:
Anthology,
Satire,
Sci-Fi,
Premiere Date:
Dec 04, 2011
Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker, with Brooker and Annabel Jones serving as the programme showrunners. It examines modern society, particularly with regard to the unanticipated consequences of new technologies. Episodes are standalone, usually set in an alternative present or the near future, often with a dark and satirical tone, though some are more experimental and lighter.
In the first episode,The National Anthem, Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped. In Fifteen Million Merits, after failing to impress the judges on a singing competition show, a woman must either perform degrading acts or return to a slave-like existence. The final episode, The Entire History of You, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything humans do, see and hear in the near future.
Created by:
Charlie Brooker
Producer(s):
Barney Reisz,
Annabel Jones,
Charlie Brooker
No. of episodes:
3
Production company(s):
Channel 4,
House of Tomorrow,
Netflix