The chronology and storylines of all Black Mirror season 7 trailer offered a closer look at the anthology series' installments, including Cristin Milioti and Jimmi Simpson reprising their characters for the sequel to season 4's "USS Callister," and Will Poulter returning to play Colin Ritman from Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Paul Giamatti, Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Issa Rae, Rashid Jones, and Emma Corrin will play new characters throughout the season's six episodes.
Netflix has now released an episodic trailer showcasing the titles, chronology, cast, and storylines of all six episodes in Black Mirror season 7. The season begins with "Common People," an episode in which Jones' character, Amanda, is kept alive by an invasive technology that runs ments through her. Poulter will appear as his Bandersnatch character in episode 4, "Plaything," while the season will end with "USS Callister: Into Infinity." The director, writers, and runtime for each episode have been revealed as well. Check out the trailer and details about all the episodes below:
Episode 1: Common People
- Synopsis: When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive - but at a cost…
- Starring: Rashida Jones (Amanda), Chris O’Dowd (Mike), Tracee Ellis Ross (Gaynor)
- Director: Ally Pankiw
- Written by: Charlie Brooker (Story by Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali)
- Runtime: 56 minutes
Episode 2: Bête Noire
- Synopsis: Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity s the company she works at — because there’s something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice.
- Starring: Siena Kelly (Maria), Rosy McEwen (Verity), Michael Workéyè (Kae), Ben Bailey Smith (Gabe), Amber Grappy (Yudy), Ravi Aujla (Mr Ditta), Elena Sanz (Camille), Hanna Griffiths (Luisa)
- Director: Toby Haynes
- Written by: Charlie Brooker
- Runtime: 49 minutes
Episode 3: Hotel Reverie
- Synopsis: A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
- Starring: Issa Rae (Brandy), Emma Corrin (Dorothy), Awkwafina (Kimmy), Harriet Walter (Judith Keyworth)
- Director: Haolu Wang
- Written by: Charlie Brooker
- Run time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Episode 4: Plaything
- Synopsis: In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s — a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms.
- Starring: Peter Capaldi (Cameron Walker 2034), Lewis Gribben (Cameron Walker 1994), James Nelson Joyce (DCI Kano), Michele Austin (Jen Minter), Will Poulter (Colin Ritman), Asim Chaudhry (Mohan Thakur)
- Director: David Slade
- Written by: Charlie Brooker
- Runtime: 45 minutes
Episode 5: Eulogy
- Synopsis: An isolated man is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its s to literally step inside old photographs — stirring powerful emotions in the process.
- Starring: Paul Giamatti (Phillip), Patsy Ferran (The Guide)
- Director: Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor
- Written by: Charlie Brooker and Ella Road
- Runtime: 46 minutes
Episode 6: USS Callister: Into Infinity
- Synopsis: Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister – led by Captain Nanette Cole – are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players.
- Starring: Cristin Milioti (Nanette Cole), Jimmi Simpson (James Walton), Billy Magnussen (Karl Plowman), Osy Ikhile (Nate Packer), Milanka Brooks (Elena Tulaska), Paul G. Raymond (Kabir Dudani)
- Director: Toby Haynes
- Written by: Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, William Bridges, and Bekka Bowling
- Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes
What This Means For Black Mirror Season 7
Each Episode Will Be Distinctly Compelling
The trailer and accompanying details confirm the new season's structure and provide the best look yet at what to expect. "Common People" appears to be a timely exploration of harmful commercialization, with Amanda only able to survive through being forced to exist as a living ment. Episode 2, "Bête Noire" hinges on the paranoia and isolation that are integral to many of Black Mirror's best episodes. Given the extensive real-world discourse around the use of AI, the focus on AI constructs in episode 3, "Hotel Reverie," is poised to generate a great deal of conversation around the new season.
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Episode 4, "Plaything," will blur the lines of reality in chilling fashion with a murder being connected to a 1990s video game. Episode 5, "Eulogy," will tap into the dangers of nostalgia and trying to live in the past as the Oscar-winning Giammati literally steps inside old photographs. As for "USS Callister" sequel, Milioti's Nannette Cole and her crew of five face off 30 million players, and with a runtime of one hour and 28 minutes, it has the potential to feel like a science-fiction feature film.
Our Take On Black Mirror Season 7's Episodic Trailer
Season 7's Final Episodes Look To Be The Most Promising
While all the episodes look intriguing, episodes 5 and 6 are the ones I am most looking forward to watching. Giammati's movie and television show performances rarely disappoint, and I expect he will deliver a powerful performance in an episode that explores the consequences of attempting to live in the past. With "USS Callister" being one of my all-time favorite Black Mirror episodes, the sequel episode also looks compelling, and almost more akin to a movie than an episode of television.
Source: Netflix
Black Mirror
- Release Date
- December 4, 2011
- Network
- Channel 4, Netflix
- Showrunner
- Charlie Brooker
Cast
Nanette Cole
Walton
WHERE TO WATCH
- Directors
- Owen Harris, Toby Haynes, James Hawes, David Slade, Carl Tibbetts, Ally Pankiw, Bryn Higgins, Dan Trachtenberg, Euros Lyn, Jodie Foster, Joe Wright, John Hillcoat, Sam Miller, Tim Van Patten, Uta Briesewitz, Colm McCarthy, Jakob Verbruggen, James Watkins, John Crowley, Otto Bathurst, Anne Sewitsky, Brian Welsh
- Writers
- Jesse Armstrong
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