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Black Mirror series seven features six one-hour long episodes

The new series of Black Mirror was released on Netflix on Thursday, April 10, and fans have rushed to social media after binge-watching some of the new episodes.

The dystopian sci-fi thriller, created by Charlie Brooker, first premiered on Channel 4 back in December 2011 and ran for two seasons until Netflix took over in October 2016, acquired the first two seasons and released season three.

Since its release Black Mirror has become widely well regarded and has won eight Emmy Awards plus several BAFTA Television Craft Awards. The most acclaimed episodes are San Junipero from season three and USS Callister from season four.

Until now, each episode of Black Mirror has been a standalone story, but series seven features a sequel for the first time. USS Callister: Into Infinity follows on from USS Callister in which socially awkward developer Robert Daly, played by Jesse Plemons, traps digital clones of his co-workers in a Star Trek-inspired virtual world, where he controls them as an all-powerful captain.

Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Milanka Brooks, Osy Ikhile, and Paul G. Raymond reprise their roles in the USS Callister sequel which will see the crew stranded in the Star Trek-like virtual world, fighting for their survival.

Other cast members returning to the new series of the hit show includes Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry who featured in Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch – a stand-alone film released in 2018 which allowed viewers to make choices that affected the plot.

There are only six episodes in the seventh series of Black Mirror – Common People, Bete Noire, Hotel Reverie, Plaything, Eulogy and USS Callister: Into Infinity – and some fans have already raced to social media to talk about the new eps.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, @Prolificness wrote: “Just finished the first episode of the new season of #BlackMirror. Definitely gave me OG Black Mirror vibes and was PHENOMENAL.”

@Edokwin replied: “Just started this morning. I skipped to the USS Callister sequel, but I’m loving it. I think this season definitely has the potential to be a real return to form, given all I’m seeing and hearing myself and from others.”

X user @Purpminded420 said: “Common People ended up being one of the saddest and best episodes of the series”, and @Darkerrgrey added: “black mirror’s common people. oh, they started with a banger! this will stay with me.”

@Erwincolcol wrote on X: ““Common People” is a return to Black Mirror’s purest form: dark, depressing, with a little bit of humor. It’s like watching an episode from the series’ first seasons. Charlie Brooker really took it to a whole ‘nother “tier” this time. Solid 5/5”

@moonismywh*** said: “man I forgot how much fun it is to watch a black mirror episode for the first time”, and @jjameshowell wrote: “Bēte Noire was honestly such a cool concept for Black Mirror. that Verity had me fuming the whole time.”

And @dayIightjade wrote: “common people absolutely crushed me and i feel unwell after watching it meaning black mirror is so back!”

Over on social media platform Reddit, a similar discussion is ongoing. On r/Netflix, @HottestLittleBeef said: “Season 7 is Black Mirror at it’s absolute best”, to which @Kakyoinfans said: “I’m on the third one and I love it so far! The first episode almost had me crying at the end”.

@TheExtraMile said: “I just finished the season and absolutely loved it! Every episode has its own style and flair and they all fit right into the Black Mirror theme, which maybe wasn´t the case with season 6.

“There were episodes that I loved more than others, as usual but some of them had me on the edge of my seat.”

@Stimulationth3ry said: “I still believe the earlier seasons are peak BUT. 7 is absolutely the best in recent years. I’m very shocked in a good way. I was starting to lose faith about 5-6 but we are SO back”