What Black Mirror New Season's Every Episode Will Be About, Explained
Here's what to expect in season six.
Black Mirror is a dark sci-fi drama series that explores the dark side of technology. The series offers many chilling stories about what the future might hold, making viewers question everything from their cell phones to their social media profiles.
After five well-crafted seasons, fans around the world are wondering when Black Mirror Season 6 will be released and what each episode will be about.
Created by Charlie Brooker and originally broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, Black Mirror was a huge success. After the first two seasons aired in the UK in 2011 and 2013, the show moved to Netflix.
Three more seasons followed in 2016, 2017, and 2019, as well as a standalone season Black Mirror: Bandersnatch in 2018.
So what can viewers expect in each episode of the sixth season?
Joan Is Awful
Directed by Elly Pankiw, the episode tells the story of an ordinary woman who discovers that an adaptation of her life, starring Salma Hayek, is airing as a series on a global streaming platform.
The episode also stars Ben Barnes, Annie Murphy and Rob Delaney.
Loch Henry
Loch Henry, from director Sam Miller, tells the story of a couple who travel to a quiet Scottish town to film a nature documentary, only to become embroiled in mysterious events rooted in the past.
The episode stars Samuel Blenkin, Myha'la Herrold, Daniel Portman, John Hannah and Monica Dolan.
Beyond The Sea
The events of this episode will take place in an alternate 1969, where two men try to prevent the consequences of a terrible tragedy.
Given the year in which the story will take place, as well as the spacesuits seen in the trailer, the tragedy will most likely be related to the moon landing.
The episode stars Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul as well as Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Auden Thornton and Rory Culkin with John Crowley as the director.
Mazey Day
Mazey Day tells the personal story of a starlet dealing with pesky paparazzi after a hit-and-run accident. The episode starred Zazie Beetz, Clara Rugaard and Danny Ramirez and was directed by Uta Briesewitz.
Demon 79
The final episode tells the story of a woman living in the North of England in 1979 who is forced to do terrible things to avert disaster.
This episode stars Anjana Vasan, Paapa Essiedu, Katherine Rose Morley and David Shields. The episode was written by Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker.
The long-awaited series is set to return to Netflix in June of 2023.