Although Netflix renewed Black Mirror for another season in November 2023, we’re just starting to learn more about what to expect from the seventh instalment of the dystopian sci-fi anthology thanks to the latest trailer.
The new footage reveals that the series will tackle the divisive topic of AI in typical Charlie Brooker fashion, and will include the first-ever sequel episode. We’ve also got an incredible cast this season, including former Doctor Peter Capaldi, comedian Awkwafina and several returning faces.
Here’s everything we know about Black Mirror season 7. You can also take a look at our picks of the best TV shows and movies on Netflix right now.
Black Mirror season 7 release date
The seventh season of Black Mirror will drop on Netflix on Thursday, 10 April 2025. It will consist of 6 episodes.
Black Mirror season 7 episode details
In a new clip promoting the series, Netflix revealed the titles of all episodes in the season.
Episode 1: “Common People”
Synopsis: When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive — but at a cost.
Episode 2: “Bête Noire”
Synopsis: Maria is a high-flying development executive at a chocolate company. Everything is going well for her until someone she hasn’t seen since school — a woman named Verity — shows up for a focus group tasting session. It could be the chance for a heartfelt reunion, except there’s something very odd about Verity, and Maria seems to be the only person who notices.
Episode 3: “Hotel Reverie”
Synopsis: Hollywood A-list actor Brandy Friday is thrown into an unusually immersive high-tech remake of a vintage romantic movie. She’s got to stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
Episode 4: “Plaything”
Synopsis: An eccentric loner named Cameron, who harbors an obsession with a mysterious 1990s video game, is arrested in connection with a grisly cold case — and his interrogation soon goes to places the police weren’t expecting.
Episode 5: “Eulogy”
Synopsis: An innovative system that enables users to literally step into photographic memories of the past leads a lonely man to re-examine a heartbreaking period in his life.
Episode 6: “USS Callister: Into Infinity”
Synopsis: Robert Daly is dead, but the crew of the USS Callister — led by Captain Nanette Cole — find that their problems are just beginning.
During Netflix’s Geeked Week 2024, Charlie Brooker, the series’ creator, teased:
You can expect a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.
It’s back to basics in many ways. They’re all sci-fi stories — there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way. There’s definitely some disturbing content in it.
It’s well-known for sometime that there will be a sequel to the famous Star Trek parody. The USS Callister episode appeared in the fourth season, and its cast included Jesse Plemons and Cristin Milioti, with Kirsten Dunst making a small cameo.
Robert Daly, played by Jesse Plemons, was a co-creator of a massively multiplayer online game. He created a simulation populated by clones of his co-employees but, as expected, the project quickly spun out of control.
It appears that, in the new season, Black Mirror’s creators are going to share what happened to Daly’s team next. In a comment to Netflix’s Tudum, Brooker stated jokingly:
We’ve done a sequel for the first time in Black Mirror history. Normally, I kill off all the characters at the end of an episode, [but] I kept some of ’em alive. I’m growing as a human.
Netflix
Black Mirror season 7 cast
Here are the actress and actresses who will appear in the new chapter of the anthology:
- Emma Corrin
- Cristin Milioti
- Awkwafina
- Rashida Jones
- Milanka Brooks
- Peter Capaldi
- Patsy Ferran
- Paul Giamatti
- Will Poulter
- Jimmi Simpson
- Lewis Gribben
- Osy Ikhil
- Siena Kelly
- Billy Magnussen
- Rosy McEwen
- Chris O’Dowd
- Issa Rae
- Paul G. Raymond
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Harriet Walter
- Michele Austin
- Ben Bailey Smith
- Asim Chaudhry
- Josh Finan
- James Nelson-Joyce
- Jay Simpson
- Michael Workéyè
Netflix
How to watch Black Mirror
Black Mirror is exclusive to Netflix, and is released as an entire season rather than a staggered release. That means you’ll be able to binge-watch the show, so long as you can stomach it.
Netflix prices start from $7.99/£5.99 per month. You can stream all the previous six seasons, including the first two which originally aired on Channel 4.
You can also pick up the Channel 4 episodes, season 3, and season 4 on DVD or Blu-ray if you want a physical copy you can hang onto.
Black Mirror season 7 trailer
The first trailer for the series promises a journey through virtual worlds, encounters with artificial intelligence and a trip into space:
