EPISODE
SEASON
Black Mirror - Season 1
Three stand-alone dramas: sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales with a techno-paranoia bent that show the dark side of life and technology. 'Each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even a different reality. But they're all about the way we live now, and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy.'
23 February 1976, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
18 November 1968, Massachusetts, USA
13 January 1952, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
12 June 1977, Whipp's Cross, London, England, UK
13 February 1992, Scotland, UK
1981, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
1971, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
1970, Trinafour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
1967, Wimbledon, London, England, UK
December 02, 2013
There are times throughout all six episodes when it's easy to fear that Brooker's satire is only skin deep. But he and his collaborators have something to say about so many subjects besides technology.
November 11, 2013
Smartly written and well cast, the individual episodes keep circling back to such apprehensions, with darkly satiric overtones that distinguish it from most of what's currently on U.S. TV.
December 10, 2014
What makes the series so powerful is that it doesn't just present another collection of stories where technology turns on us, but where we use technology to turn on -- or tune out -- each other.
December 04, 2014
The six one-hour episodes, spread over two seasons, are cynical, searing, shockingly good -- and often disturbing. Watch this show, but don't binge-watch this show.
December 23, 2014
Black Mirror offers a mature Twilight Zone-like viewing experience that is both entertaining and disturbingly captivating.
December 03, 2013
When it's over, you'll need that TARDIS to transport you back to before you first heard about Black Mirror, so that each episode can surprise you all over again.
January 07, 2015
For all the show's inventive storytelling, its true provocation is its righteous outrage, which shares something with Mike White's whistle-blower series Enlightened, although it's overlaid with a dark filter.
November 13, 2013
The genius of Black Mirror is how subtly it builds, keeping you from ever questioning the insanity of the premise or any minor plothole. Every twist seems organic, every decision rational.
March 14, 2015
Brooker's stories are novel enough to draw us in, yet familiar enough to become a warped reflection of ourselves and our culture.
