From the twisted mind of Charlie Brooker, Netflix's Black Mirror has an eerie and uncanny knack at predicting the future—which is not necessarily a good thing, considering the series’ ongoing dystopian undercurrent.
Several episodes from the anthology have borne a genuine resemblance to real-life events; the cartoonish political figure in The Waldo Moment is an uncomfortable look at how big personalities can lure voters and create a new world order that does eventually lead to anarchy, webcam hackers like those in Shut Up and Dance are no longer a thing of fiction, and the robot dogs of Metalhead are now real inventions (even if they are yet to develop an insatiable blood lust).
Season seven is set to be as bleak and brilliant as ever, with Brooker explaining that he’s returning to the ruthless, grimy feeling of earlier series, before Black Mirror received the gleaming Netflix polish (and budget).
An impressive cast will join or reprise their roles for Black Mirror’s seventh outing
“It’s a little bit OG Black Mirror,” he recently told Tudum. “They’re all sci-fi stories, but there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur—but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way. There’s definitely some disturbing content in it.”
As always, Black Mirror features an ensemble cast, with both Hollywood A-Listers and the crème of the British acting sphere all featuring.
Here is who you can expect to see this season, plus, a full run-down of the six new episodes.
Who is in the cast of Black Mirror season seven?
The full list can be found here:
- Peter Capaldi
- Paul Giamatti
- Jimmi Simpson
- Michele Austin
- Harriet Walter
- Rashida Jones
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Will Poulter
- Chris O'Dowd
- Billy Magnussen
- Cristin Milioti
- Osy Ikhile
- Asim Chaudhry
- Issa Rae
- Awkwafina
- Siena Kelly
- Patsy Ferran
- Emma Corrin
- Ben Bailey Smith
- Paul G Raymond
- Rosy McEwen
- Lewis Gribben
- Milanka Brooks
- Michael Workeye
- Amber Grappy
- James Nelson Joyce
- Josh Finan
- Jay Simpson
Black Mirror season seven: full list of episodes
With six new stories available to view from 10 April, here are the full synopses and cast lists per episode, as per Netflix.
“Common People”
The first episode of season seven stars Chris O’Dowd and Rashida Jones
When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive — but at a cost.
Starring: Chris O’Dowd as Mike, Rashida Jones as Amanda, and Tracee Ellis Ross as Gaynor
“Bête Noire”
Maria has suspicions about her old schoolmate turned coworker in Bête Noir
Maria is a high-flying development executive at a chocolate company. Everything is going well for her until someone she hasn’t seen since school — a woman named Verity — shows up for a focus-group tasting session. It could be the chance for a heartfelt reunion, except there’s something very odd about Verity, and Maria seems to be the only person who notices.
Starring: Siena Kelly as Maria, Rosy McEwen as Verity, Ben Bailey Smith as Gabe, Amber Grappy as Yudy, Ravi Aujla as Mr. Ditta, Elena Sanz as Camille, and Hannah Griffiths as Luisa
“Hotel Reverie”
Awkwafina stars in a film-based episode of Black Mirror
Hollywood A-list actor Brandy Friday is thrown into an unusually immersive high-tech remake of a vintage romantic movie. She’s got to stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
Starring: Emma Corrin as Dorothy, Issa Rae as Brandy, Awkwafina as Kimmy, and Harriet Walter as Judith Keyworth
“Plaything”
Will Poulter reprises his role from Black Mirror’s interactive episode ’Bandersnatch’
An eccentric loner named Cameron, who harbours an obsession with a mysterious '90s video game, is arrested in connection with a grisly cold case — and his interrogation soon goes to places the police weren’t expecting. You may recognise characters from the 2018 interactive episode 'Bandersnatch'.
Starring: Peter Capaldi as older Cameron Walker, Lewis Gribben as younger Cameron Walker, James Nelson Joyce as DCI Kano, Michele Austin as Jen, Will Poulter as Colin Ritman, and Asim Chaudhry as Mohan Thakur
“Eulogy”
Theatre star Patsy Ferran stars as ’The Guide’ in Black Mirror episode ’Eulogy’
An innovative system that enables users to literally step into photographic memories of the past leads a lonely man to re-examine a heartbreaking period from his past.
Starring: Paul Giamatti as Phillip and Patsy Ferran as 'The Guide'
“USS Callister: Into Infinity”
The new series will also have a sequel to the hugely popular USS Callister episode
Robert Daly is dead, but the crew of the USS Callister — led by Captain Nanette Cole — find that their problems are just beginning. This episode is a feature-length sequel of the season four episode, 'USS Callister'.
Starring: Cristin Milioti as Nanette, Jimmi Simpson as Walton, Billy Magnussen as Karl, Milanka Brooks as Elena Tulaska, Osy Ikhile as Nate Packer, and Paul G. Raymond as Kabir Dudani.
From: Harper's BAZAAR UK
