Charlie Brooker

vulture lists June 17, 2023

Every Black Mirror Episode, RankedPolitical satires and future dystopias, soulless nihilism and life-affirming humanism — anything is possible in this anthology series.

By Charles Bramesco

new dystopia loading May 31, 2023

Black Mirror Is Back, and It’s Probably Gonna Be DepressingIf the trailer is any indication.

By Zoe Guy

cunk up the jam Feb. 10, 2023

Cunk on Earth Is So Perfectly StupidIt’s a show that dares to ask the question, “Were numbers worth less back in ancient times?”

By Hershal Pandya

trailer mix Dec. 21, 2020

Netflix’s Death to 2020 Mockumentary Will Not Be on QuibiThe trailer features Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Jones, and more.

By Megh Wright

good riddance Dec. 7, 2020

The Black Mirror Creators Made a 2020 Mockumentary for NetflixThe cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Cristin Milioti, and Hugh Grant.

By Megh Wright

dystopias May 6, 2020

Charlie Brooker Delays Writing New Black Mirror Episodes for Humanity’s Sake“I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart.”

By Devon Ivie

behind the scenes Jan. 17, 2019

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Is Hard to Watch, But It Was Even Harder to Make“If we’d have known how difficult it was going to be, we might not have done it.”

By Jackson McHenry

tech Dec. 31, 2018

Bandersnatch Delayed Black Mirror Season 5, or Did You Choose the Wrong Ending?This would never happen at Tuckersoft.

By Devon Ivie

tv review Dec. 30, 2018

A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Review of Black Mirror: BandersnatchEveryone’s talking about Black Mirror’s interactive movie. But is it any good? Hopscotch through this review to find out.

By Jen Chaney

tech Dec. 30, 2018

Netflix Had to Create Ridiculously Complex Software for BandersnatchStefan would’ve gone crazy.

By Devon Ivie

spoilers Dec. 28, 2018

All the Black Mirror Easter Eggs Hidden in BandersnatchCan you spot every Black Mirror reference in this interactive episode?

By Brian Tallerico

book excerpt Nov. 26, 2018

The Oral History of ‘San Junipero’How Black Mirror made its most hopeful story, as told by its creators and stars.

By Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, and Jason Arnopp

exclusive Jan. 12, 2018

Charlie Brooker Confirms Black Mirror Shared Universe in Behind-the-Scenes VideoWatch a behind-the-scenes featurette on the latest season.

By Jackson McHenry

close reads Jan. 11, 2018

Why Black Mirror’s Digital Prisons Are So HauntingIt’s one of the most subversive arguments for prison reform that TV has ever seen.

By Abraham Riesman

Jan. 8, 2018

Why Is Black Mirror So Divisive This Season?The Black Mirror debate feels bigger than ever.

By Brian Tallerico

Jan. 5, 2018

The Black Mirror Creator Has an Idea for a Much Nicer Version of The MatrixThis would definitely make Neo’s world more bearable …

By Kenny Wassus, Madison Mills, and Granger Willson

vulture lists Jan. 4, 2018

Every Major Easter Egg in Black Mirror Season FourCharlie Brooker and the Black Mirror team hid dozens of references in the new season.

By Brian Tallerico

Jan. 2, 2018

The Makers of TV’s Darkest Show Are Actually ComediansBlack Mirror is finally getting a funny episode next season.

By Devon Sherer, Kenny Wassus, and Granger Willson

Dec. 29, 2017

The Making of Black Mirror’s Retro ‘USS Callister’The standout episode is inspired by Star Trek, and it even gets its own “J.J. Abrams–style” reboot.

By Jackson McHenry

Dec. 21, 2017

Black Mirror’s New Season Is a Little Light, Until It Gets Darker Than EverExcept for a strong episode directed by Jodie Foster, the season is too gratuitous and too gimmicky.

By Jen Chaney

trailer mix Aug. 25, 2017

Black Mirror Season-4 Trailer Recruits Jesse Plemons, Michaela Coel, and MoreThe future is coming faster than you expected.

By Jackson McHenry

vulture festival 2017 May 21, 2017

Charlie Brooker Reveals the ‘San Junipero’ Scene That Was Too Sad to Air“We realized that’d just be too sad.”

By Charles Bramesco

vulture festival 2017 May 21, 2017

Charlie Brooker Has an Idea for a Very Trump-y Black Mirror SequelThe pig, part two.

By Charles Bramesco

alternate reality Apr. 12, 2017

Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker Wanted to Do a Sitcom About Time-Traveling PunksIt would’ve been called God Save the Queen.

By Jackson McHenry

cut scenes Oct. 26, 2016

Black Mirror Creators Reveal Bleak Cut SceneGloomy, desolate spoiler alert.

By Halle Kiefer

theories Oct. 24, 2016

Is the Ending of Black Mirror’s ‘San Junipero’ Exactly As It Seems?What really happened with Kelly and Yorkie?

By Jackson McHenry

chats Oct. 20, 2016

Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker Avoids Watching All Sci-FiStop asking him if he’s watched Her.

By Stacey Wilson Hunt

annotations Oct. 16, 2016

105 Things That Influenced Black MirrorWatching the show can be a dizzying experience, but it’s not without its forebears, and Brooker is keen to share them.

As told to Jesse Singal

Oct. 16, 2016

Charlie Brooker on Trump and and the Internet“We’re all helplessly spiraling into corners and bellowing at each other. I miss everything being boring.”

By Jesse Singal

tca 2016 July 28, 2016

Black Mirror Season 3 Won’t Be a ‘Bleakfest’But creator Charlie Brooker hopes it will maintain the “unpleasantness the show seems to have become known for.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

the industry Sept. 25, 2015