Netflix today revealed the titles and episode details for Black Mirror Season 7, premiering April 10. The satirical anthology series returns with 6 brand new episodes, including a sequel to the sci-fi adventure episode, “USS Callister” from Season 4.
The cast includes Michele Austin (Hard Truths), Ben Bailey Smith (Persuasion), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Josh Finan (The Responder), James Nelson-Joyce (This City Is Ours), Will Poulter (On Swift Horses), Jay Simpson (Pistol), Michael Workéyè (This Is Going to Hurt), Awkwafina (The Farewell), Milanka Brooks (Benidorm), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Emma Corrin (The Crown), Patsy Ferran (Miss Austen), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Osy Ikhile (Citadel), Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), Siena Kelly (Adult Material), Billy Magnussen (Road House), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Chris O’Dowd (The Big Door Prize), Issa Rae (Insecure), Paul G. Raymond (Deadpool & Wolverine), Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Jimmi Simpson (Dark Matter), and Harriet Walter (Silo).
Check out the episodic details for Black Mirror Season 7 below.
Episode 701: Common People
Synopsis: 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: Rashida Jones (Amanda), Chris O’Dowd (Mike), Tracee Ellis Ross (Gaynor)
Director: Ally Pankiw
Written by: Charlie Brooker (Story by Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali)
Run time: 56 minutes
Episode 702: Bête Noire
Synopsis: Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity joins the company she works at — because there’s something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice…
Starring: Siena Kelly (Maria), Rosy McEwen (Verity), Michael Workéyè (Kae), Ben Bailey Smith (Gabe), Amber Grappy (Yudy), Ravi Aujla (Mr Ditta), Elena Sanz (Camille), Hanna Griffiths (Luisa)
Director: Toby Haynes
Written by: Charlie Brooker
Run time: 49 minutes
Episode 703: Hotel Reverie
Synopsis: A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
Starring: Issa Rae (Brandy), Emma Corrin (Dorothy), Awkwafina (Kimmy), Harriet Walter (Judith Keyworth)
Director: Haolu Wang
Written by: Charlie Brooker
Run time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Episode 704: Plaything
Synopsis: In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s — a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms.
Starring: Peter Capaldi (Cameron Walker 2034), Lewis Gribben (Cameron Walker 1994), James Nelson Joyce (DCI Kano), Michele Austin (Jen Minter), Will Poulter (Colin Ritman), Asim Chaudhry (Mohan Thakur)
Director: David Slade
Written by: Charlie Brooker
Run time: 45 minutes
Episode 705: Eulogy
Synopsis: An isolated man is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its users to literally step inside old photographs — stirring powerful emotions in the process.
Starring: Paul Giamatti (Phillip), Patsy Ferran (The Guide)
Director: Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor
Written by: Charlie Brooker and Ella Road
Run time: 46 minutes
Episode 706: USS Callister: Into Infinity
Synopsis: Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister – led by Captain Nanette Cole – are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players.
Starring: Cristin Milioti (Nanette Cole), Jimmi Simpson (James Walton), Billy Magnussen (Karl Plowman), Osy Ikhile (Nate Packer), Milanka Brooks (Elena Tulaska), Paul G. Raymond (Kabir Dudani)
Director: Toby Haynes
Written by: Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, William Bridges, and Bekka Bowling
Run time: 1 hour 28 minutes
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