Brace yourselves Black Mirror Fans!!! The popular Netflix anthology series, which puts a wildly bleak dystopic spin on modern-day technology dependency is all set to come back for a seventh season.
Created by British writer Charlie Brooker and starring a wide array of popular British and American actors including Jesse Plemons, Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Whittaker, Anthony Mackie, Jon Hamm, Annie Murphy, Miley Cyrus, Bryce Dallas Howard, Aaron Paul, Andrew Scott and even Salma Hayek and Cate Blanchett among many others in the course of its (till now) 27 episode run.
Since its premiere on Channel 4 in December 2011, the popular science fiction satirical anthology series has been nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, of which it won 9.
Who is in the cast of Black Mirror Season 7?
Awkafina (Golden Globe Award winner and rapper)
- Emma Corrin (Emmy nominee and Deadpool star)
- Peter Capaldi (Academy Award winner and ex-Doctor Who alum)
- Patsy Ferran
- Lewis Gribben
- Paul Giamatti (2-time Academy Award Nominee)
- Siena Kelly
- Chris O’Dowd
- Rosy McEwen
- Issa Rae (Multiple Emmy Nominee)
- Rashida Jones
- Harriet Walter (Multiple Emmy Nominee)
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Rashida Jones previously co-wrote the popular Season 3 episode “Nosedive” with Michael Schur. It will be interesting for the audience to see what she brings forth this time as an actor.
Returning cast members in Black Mirror Season 7
Apart from the new cast, the announcement also features returning cast members:
Cristin Milioti
- Billy Magnussen
- Jimmi Simpson
- Paul G. Raymond
- Milanka Brooks Oshy Ikhile
They are all reprising their roles for the sequel to the widely acclaimed and 4 Emmy award-winning Season 4 episode U.S.S. Callister. The episode served as a satire of space opera shows like Star Trek and its many spin-offs as well as a statutory warning to the obsessive and all-consuming fandom of such shows.
More on Black Mirror Season 7
Besides the cast announcement, the cryptic video also includes references to Tuckersoft, an in-universe video game company that was prominently featured in the standalone interactive Black Mirror episode “Bandersnatch” as well as in the season 5 episode “Striking Vipers” among others.
The previous season of Black Mirror, which premiered in 2023, garnered a positive response among audiences and critics alike.
A major line of criticism revolved around the fact that the show has discarded its strict sci-fi technophobic root and has also featured episodes with horror and fantasy elements in it.
It is to be seen if Season 7 goes back to its nihilistic, techno-dystopic roots or creates a new concoction of genres to surprise the audience. As per sources, shooting for the new season is currently ongoing and will be available for streaming on Netflix sometime around 2025.
Seasons 1-6 of Black Mirror are streaming on Netflix.
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