Black Mirror will return with Season 5 sooner than viewers expected, Netflix announced Wednesday. A trailer for the upcoming season revealed a handful of clues about what to expect, including surprising stars and intriguing plots.
Black Mirror is a futuristic series that focuses on the potential pitfalls of modern society. Each episode of the anthology series is a unique cautionary fantasy with new characters and technological concerns.
Black Mirror has previously aired four seasons, two of which were new to the Netflix platform. It also released an interactive, "Choose Your Own Adventure"- type movie called Bandersnatch in December. Here's everything we know about the upcoming fifth season.
Black Mirror Season 5 Premiere Date
Black Mirror Season 5 will premiere on Netflix June 5. Three episodes will be immediately available on the streaming platform that day.
Black Mirror Season 5 Cast
Eagle-eyed Twitter users picked out a number of famous faces after viewing the Season 5 trailer. Those who have been identified include Anthony Mackie, Miley Cyrus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Damson Idris, Andrew Scott, Topher Grace, Pom Klementieff, Madison Davenport, Angourie Rice and Ludi Lin, according to Daily Mirror editor Mark Jefferies.
Black Mirror Season 5 Possible Plots
The Season 5 trailer, which Netflix posted on Twitter Wednesday, teases three different storylines. Plot points shared seem to imply searching for love and outside simulation in a marriage, living life as a celebrity and being a young person in a technology-based society. Other moments show a police showdown, brain scans and Alternate Reality experiences.
Fans React to the Black Mirror Season 5 Trailer
Fans of Black Mirror expressed excitement for the upcoming season on Twitter, many chattering about Miley Cyrus' involvement in the upcoming season. Fans seemed primarily excited to see the former Disney Channel star returning to television. Others celebrated Andrew Scott's casting in the series.
Others, however, weren't amused with the top-tier stars appearing in the series. While Black Mirror has not entirely avoided known actors in the past, the series typically uses lesser-known actors.
— Bob (@Farah49066263) May 15, 2019
Miley Cyrus is in the new series of Black Mirror. Please let it be an hour of Liam Hemsworth giving her bad frights.
— Emer McLysaght (@EmerTheScreamer) May 15, 2019
genuinely cannot think of an actor better suited to Black Mirror than Andrew Scott
— Bonnie McLaren (@bonaldmcdonald) May 15, 2019
Black Mirror Season 4 had six episodes, though some were not particularly well recieved. Season 3 had the same case, where some episodes were highly regarded, others seemingly fell through the cracks in viewer conversations.
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