Awards Season
One of the inevitable consequences of the streaming wars and the initial decimation of cable and broadcast networks in service thereof was the reteat of representation during awards season. PBS fans were accustomed to it, since Downton Abbey left the airwaves, public broadcasting has been all but invisible to the
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Black Mirror’s whole shtick has always been that it could be true. With episodes set a few years away from, or even with just a few alterations to our current way of life, creator Charlie Brooker’s anthology show has usually served as a cautionary tale about society’s
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From Black Mirror's humble beginnings on Channel 4 (which canceled it, only to see Netflix swoop in and turn it into one of the most famous shows of the decade) to its biggest budget streaming seasons, the series has managed to predict some of the darkest moments of
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If the real world feels like it's getting a little too much for you these days, don't worry, Netflix's dystopian techno-horror anthology Black Mirror is coming to make you feel at least a little better that things aren't worse. A modern-day version
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Netflix likes to present itself as an underdog in the entertainment world, an upstart rebel here to improve television. In reality, Netflix is the 650-pound gorilla of the streaming world, dwarfing the competition and all but guaranteeing the death of basic cable now that it’s taking away live sports,
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Even before the BBC bought out BritBox International to make it the new streaming home of the British Broadcast Corporation, the service had gone all in on BAFTA, signing on to become the exclusive streaming home of both the annual Film and Television Awards, along with picking up the Oliviers
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Netflix announced this week that the seventh season of creator Charlie Brooker's dark, satirical anthology series Black Mirror will return in 2025. The streamer officially renewed the series for Season 7 last fall, but little information was provided about what viewers could expect from the franchise's
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Another season of Netflix's dystopian Black Mirror is officially in the works. Created by Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror is essentially a modern version of The Twilight Zone, a dark anthology series that explores the unanticipated, often negative effects of modern technology on human society. Occasionally satirical and often
Actors and Actresses
The first words out of Jodie Whittaker’s mouth when she assumed the role of Doctor Who's Thirteenth Doctor were “Oh, brilliant!” And brilliant she is. A versatile actor with a range that resists typecasting, Whittaker brings a unique warmth and individuality to all her roles. She flew
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Surprise --- our long wait for more Black Mirror is almost over, and sooner than most of us likely expected. Although Netflix announced back in April that Season 6 of the award-winning sci-fi drama would premiere in June, the streaming service has only just confirmed the specific release date. Season
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It's been over four years since we last saw a new episode of Charlies Brooker's Emmy-winning dystopian series Black Mirror, but our long national nightmare is finally about to be over. Season 6 is officially set to arrive on our screens in June, and while we
Drama
Netflix only announced a couple of months ago that the sixth season of its award-winning dystopian anthology series Black Mirror was officially in the works after a three-year hiatus, but the production appears to already be swinging into high gear with word of its first round of official (and predictably