The sixth season of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror returns with 5 ground-breaking new stories.
Season 6 Episode Breakdown:
- JOAN IS AWFUL: An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life — in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek.
Cast: Annie Murphy, Ben Barnes, Himesh Patel, Michael Cera, Rob Delaney, Salma Hayek Pinault
Director: Ally Pankiw. Written by: Charlie Brooker. Filmed in: UK - LOCH HENRY: A young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary – but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.
Cast: Daniel Portman, John Hannah, Monica Dolan, Myha’la Herrold, Samuel Blenkin
Director: Sam Miller. Written by: Charlie Brooker. Filmed in: UK (Scotland) - BEYOND THE SEA: In an alternative 1969, two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy.
Cast: Aaron Paul, Auden Thornton, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Rory Culkin
Director: John Crowley. Written by: Charlie Brooker. Filmed in: UK and Spain - MAZEY DAY: A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.
Cast: Clara Rugaard, Danny Ramirez, Zazie Beetz.
Director: Uta Briesewitz. Written by: Charlie Brooker. Filmed in: Spain - DEMON 79: Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster.
Cast: Anjana Vasan, Paapa Essiedu
Director: Toby Haynes. Written by: Charlie Brooker & Bisha K Ali. Filmed in: UK
Twisted tales that span eras — and terrors — deliver a myriad of surprises in this game-changing anthology series’ most unpredictable season yet.
Stream it on Netflix starting June 15, 2023.
