Black Mirror: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone--a black mirror of our 21st Century existence. Black Mirror is a contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.

Series details

• Title: Black Mirror
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2011-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 305

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-12-04; final listed air date 2011-12-18; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-02-11; final listed air date 2014-12-16; episode order: 3.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-10-21; final listed air date 2016-10-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-12-29; final listed air date 2018-12-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-06-05; final listed air date 2019-06-05; episode order: 3.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-06-15; final listed air date 2023-06-15; episode order: 5.
• Season 7: premiered 2025-04-10; final listed air date 2025-04-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Black Mirror on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.