Created by Charlie Brooker, the award-winning series will feature six new episodes, including a long-awaited sequel to the fan-favorite “USS Callister”—the Season 4 episode inspired by Star Trek.
“There are a few episodes that are quite unpleasant,” Brooker revealed in an interview with AFP at a recent festival in Lille, France. “They’re more like the OG Black Mirror,” he added, referring to the earlier seasons known for their disturbing tech-driven scenarios.
Season 7 continues the show’s tradition of combining the familiar and the unexpected, with some episodes even steeped in nostalgia—including technology that lets characters enter old photographs or recreate classic black-and-white films using AI.
Star-Studded Cast
Season 7 features an impressive lineup of actors, including:
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation)Issa Rae (Insecure)
Emma Corrin (The Crown)
Peter Capaldi, Will Poulter, Cristin Milioti, Tracee Ellis Ross, Chris O’Dowd, and many more
A Return to Form
The new season marks a return to the tech-noir tone that earned the series nine Emmy Awards and global acclaim since its debut on Channel 4 (UK) in 2011, before moving to Netflix in 2016.
Brooker acknowledged that Season 6, written during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaned more into the supernatural and gory, reflecting his own temporary “sickness of technology” at the time.
Now, Season 7 dives back into what fans love: near-future tech, biting satire, and chilling insight into human behavior.
First Episode: “Common People”
The opening episode, Common People, follows a woman saved by groundbreaking medical tech—only to find her and her husband trapped in a sinister, subscription-based system. It’s a timely jab at modern capitalism, and a reminder of the show’s eerie prescience.
“Technology itself isn’t evil or malicious,” Brooker told AFP. “Often, the humans involved aren’t either—but there’s a clumsiness. In a way, we’re the problem.”
Release Date:
All six episodes of Black Mirror Season 7 drop on Thursday, April 10
Where to Watch:
The current season as well as all previous seasons are exclusively streaming on Netflix.
Black Mirror season 7 review: Should you watch it?
Radio Times in its review said the new season is “an instant classic instalment that showcases Charlie Brooker at his best”.
IGN said, “Black Mirror recaptures its dark magic in season 7, which delivers a worthy sequel to “USS: Calister” along with episodes that run the full gamut of emotions and views on technology.”
However Screen Time said the new season is underwhelming. “In 2025, fans can’t really be shocked anymore – and that leaves a large part of Black Mirror Season 7 underwhelming,” it said in a post on X.
According to Variety, “In ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7, Netflix’s Tech Drama Has Maudlin Lows and Grisly Highs.”
“The series hits the high notes of human loss and love amid our relationship with tech and the search for life’s meaning with flashes of Brooker brilliance,” wrote The Times in its review.