Whether or not you’re into romance, interval drama, sci-fi or simply staring into area when you ponder how actually and hopelessly bleak nearly each side of the fashionable world is, the brand new season of Black Mirror has obtained one thing for everybody.
Six new stand-alone episodes of the award-winning anthology collection premiered on Netflix final week, boasting the starriest Black Mirror solid thus far and successful near-unanimous reward from critics.
The brand new instalments have additionally proved fashionable with followers of the franchise, too, with Black Mirror having been hovering across the prime of Netflix’s most-watched TV exhibits listing because the new batch of episodes debuted.
However what about these of us who’ve already binged the six new episodes and are already excited for extra…?
Will Black Mirror get a season 8?
The dangerous information is that, in the meanwhile, Black Mirror has not but been recommissioned for an eighth season.
Nevertheless, the dystopian drama is one among Netflix’s most recognisable (and, certainly, worthwhile) manufacturers, and given how effectively season seven has carried out with each critics and viewers, it’s honest to imagine {that a} follow-up may very well be within the works.
Creator Charlie Brooker has additionally been enthusiastic concerning the prospect of creating extra episodes – and, in reality, he advised The Hollywood Reporter that he has some concepts for future episodes “just about absolutely baked and able to go”.
“There are others the place I’ve obtained chunks of story or idea that I’m simply barely attempting to work out,” he defined. “I’ve obtained the idea, however not fairly the story. I’ve obtained a piece of the story, not fairly the idea. So there’s a mixture.”
Season eight’s destiny depends on folks “watching the present, watching it once more, watching it a 3rd time, watching it a fourth time to verify that was the suitable choice”, he quipped.
“Clicking the double thumbs up, writing to Netflix, saying, ‘Please recommission this present’. I feel that will be the final word information.
“However I imply, it’s such a enjoyable job that I’d like to hold exploring,” he added on a extra honest word.
As for who may star in season eight, government producer Jessica Rhoades advised HuffPost UK: “There are just a few individuals who we’re large followers of who we’ve been advised are followers of the collection, and if schedules may align that will be actually magical.”
“One thing I all the time discover actually thrilling is when we have now up-and-coming actors that you simply possibly don’t know but, and we can provide them a number one position or a extremely outstanding position in a narrative, and I feel that’s vital too,” Charlie additionally stated.
“Each of these issues [casting established stars and burgeoning talent] are a thrill.”
Season seven of Black Mirror was first reported to be taking place in November 2023, round 5 months after the sixth run started streaming on Netflix, so it’s value declaring that we may very well be in for somewhat wait earlier than there’s any information.
Should you’re within the temper for extra Black Mirror in your life, although, there are all the time the primary six seasons to revisit – in addition to the particular interactive episode Bandersnatch, which boasts a near-countless quantity of doable storylines and twists to discover every time you watch.
