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Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. Each story features its own cast of unique characters, including stars like Bryce Dallas Howard ("The Help"), Alice Eve, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Cullen and Jerome Flynn ("Game of Thrones"). Joe Wright, Dan Trachtenberg, and James Watkins are among the featured directors.
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Though Black Mirror's abbreviated fifth season never quite reaches the heights (or surprises) of previous installments, it remains one of TVs strangest philosophical offerings -- for better or worse.
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Nick S
It was good, not as good as some of the previous seasons but still some imaginitive ideas. I liked it.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
04/01/24
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Matthew C
This is the weakest season, but still solid. Striking Vipers was easily the best episode from season 5.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
07/20/23
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London H
-Episode 1 is strange and probably could've done something different with that episode
-Episode 2 is okay but should've had more in it I feel and tell us what happened in the very end.
-Episode 3 is Amazing! In future episodes they should be more like this, it has good story building a good ending and interesting/lovable characters only thing I would've changed is tell the audience what happened to the main villain instead of having us assume what happen.
Rated 2/5 Stars •
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
07/13/23
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Henry B
As good as the previous seasons. The first episode is so good. Very memorable.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
07/03/23
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Mrio L
Few concerts have left me as entertained as this one. Sensational.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
07/01/23
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Luke C
Utterly dreadful. There are no redeeming episodes.
Rated 1/5 Stars •
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
06/28/23
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Episode 1
Aired Jun 5, 2019
Striking Vipers
When old college buddies Danny and Karl reconnect in a VR version of their favorite video game, the late-night sessions yield an unexpected discovery.
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Episode 2
Aired Jun 5, 2019
Smithereens
A London rideshare driver ignites an international crisis after he kidnaps a worker from a social media company.
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Episode 3
Aired Jun 5, 2019
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too
A lonely teen becomes obsessed with a robot doll based on her pop star idol, Ashley O -- just as the real Ashley's life starts to unravel.
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Trailer
Black Mirror: Season 5 Trailer
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Featurette - Casting Miley Cyrus
Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Featurette - Casting Miley Cyrus
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 2 Featurette - Behind Smithereens
Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 2 Featurette - Behind Smithereens
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 1 Featurette - Behind Striking Vipers
Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 1 Featurette - Behind Striking Vipers
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Clip - Ashley O: On A Roll
Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Clip - Ashley O: On A Roll
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Trailer - Ashley Too
Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 3 Trailer - Ashley Too
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Black Mirror: Season 5 Episode 2 Trailer - Smithereens
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Lauren Carroll Harris
Guardian
The concepts are simple, and yet showrunners Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones find evermore potent ways to drive down into humanity's darker instincts.
Jul 19, 2019
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James Jackson
Times (UK)
Anything that's tech and dystopian is now "a bit Black Mirror", but the latest three episodes remind you how it's the human moments that set the series apart from mere tech horrors.
Rated: 4/5
Jun 7, 2019
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Kathryn VanArendonk
New York Magazine/Vulture
Season five is a mess, and nothing about it suggests that Black Mirror retains its original, unnerving insight into the ever-blurring borders between the digital and the human.
Jun 5, 2019
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Paul Lê
Nightmare on Film Street
Subtracting "Striking Vipers" from the equation, the season wasn't exactly innovative. No entry this season is unwatchable. Even the least impressive of the bunch is easy to get through.
Rated: 2.5/5
Jul 20, 2023
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Alex Moreland
alexmoreland.co.uk
With its move to Netflix, Black Mirror transformed from observing and satirising digital culture to becoming an active tool in some of its worst contemporary excesses.
Dec 4, 2021
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Kshitij Rawat
The Indian Express
There was little novelty that we have come to expect from this show. Let's hope Charlie Brooker's devilish mind has something more impressive for the show's future.
Mar 9, 2021
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