So we finally decided Black Mirror S4 episode sequence is:
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) December 14, 2017
1. USS Callister
2. ArkAngel
3. Crocodile
4. Hang the DJ
5. Metalhead
6. Black Museum
(but tbh you can watch them in whatever flippin' order you like) pic.twitter.com/dwbiLBeYAX
It’s hard to imagine a bright future, but we must. Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror returns to Netflix December 29th.
Dare to go where no one has gone before. pic.twitter.com/9oQceuzo2n
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) December 4, 2017
We found a dog at the warehouse. pic.twitter.com/gjuslPU97x
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) December 2, 2017
Find your perfect match. pic.twitter.com/bfjth44wb7
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) November 30, 2017
This place ain’t for the faint-hearted. pic.twitter.com/j6RtdfJRL7
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) November 28, 2017
Memories can be subjective. pic.twitter.com/QS3wwnVafW
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) November 26, 2017
The key to good parenting. pic.twitter.com/J97Ij0u9jc
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) November 24, 2017
Black Mirror creator gives exclusive season 4 details https://t.co/hFFPGVf2k9
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 11, 2017
No, a black museum in the U.K. is a crime museum. It’s a phrase I didn’t realize wasn’t a universal phrase. That’s a “Treehouse of Horror.” We did “White Christmas” before. The show itself is an anthology and that was an anthology within an anthology. I always wanted to do another one of those and that’s what this is. You’re getting several stories. “Tales from the Black Museum” we could have called it. There’s quite a lot going on there. We do little nods and winks to previous stories we’ve done.
How did you land Jodie Foster to direct? That’s a huge score.
Netflix had worked with her before and they suggested Jodie. We were like, “Really? You think she would?” We had a Skype conversation during which I managed to keep my cool and not freak out. She responded to the script and she had a lot of thoughts and suggestions on the characters so there were a lot of adjustments. She’s not just a gun for hire, she’s incredibly intelligent and comes in with some thoughts on the material. Which is what you want in a director because each story is a stand-alone [episode], so you want each to be idiosyncratic to that director. And she brought a lot of that.
When Netflix released a video teaser of the new episodes (the season is set to release later this year, but doesn't yet have a date), fans were quick to point out the Star Trek feel of the spaceship and fleet uniforms in "USS Callister." Of paying homage to the TV classic, Brooker says, "I used to be terrified in Star Trek, of the face of Balok, the scary alien face that used to show up in the end credits. It used to chill me to the core as a child."
Without giving away any plot details, Jones describes the episode as being about "tyranny and abuse of power." Brooker clarified, however, that even though he wrote the episode right around Trump's election as president, the story isn't "explicitly about anything political in the real world." Still, he says, "all of that real world stuff tends to seep in."
Here's your exclusive first look at #BlackMirror: Season 4!
— IGN (@IGN) September 7, 2017
Check out the photos here: https://t.co/9aRrMsXxdG pic.twitter.com/9OgPgGfBpQ
Black Mirror Season 4 Episodes (in no particular order)
"Arkangel"
Cast: Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline)
Director: Jodie Foster
Written by: Charlie Brooker
"USS Callister"
Cast: Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Fargo), Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards), Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Monsters: Dark Continent)
Director: Toby Haynes (Dr Who, Sherlock)
Written By: Charlie Brooker & William Bridges
"Crocodile"
Cast: Andrea Riseborough (Birdman, Bloodline), Andrew Gower (Outlander), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Murdered By My Father)
Director: John Hillcoat (Triple Nine, Lawless)
Written By: Charlie Brooker
"Hang the DJ"
Cast: Georgina Campbell (Flowers, Broadchurch), Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Green Room), George Blagden (Versailles, Vikings)
Director: Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos, Game of Thrones)
Written By: Charlie Brooker
"Metalhead"
Cast: Maxine Peake (The Theory Of Everything, The Village), Jake Davies (The Missing, A Brilliant Young Mind), Clint Dyer (Hope Springs)
Director: David Slade (Hannibal, American Gods)
Written By: Charlie Brooker
"Black Museum"
Cast: Douglas Hodge (The Night Manager, Catastrophe), Letitia Wright (Humans, Ready Player One), Babs Olusanmokun (Roots, The Defenders)
Director: Colm McCarthy
Written By: Charlie Brooker