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Netflix has officially confirmed this black MirrorThe anthology series that has spent more than a decade making us wary of our technology will return for another season.
The renewal comes amid a wave of critical praise for the show’s seventh season and just ahead of the Golden Globes, where the series is hoping to snag some awards. It has been nominated for Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Although details of the upcoming installments have been kept under wraps, creator Charlie Brooker suggests that the series will not move away from its deep roots in the near future. ,black Mirror Will be back, and hopefully even more black Mirror More than ever,” Brooker revealed in a new interview with Netflix ahead of the Globes today.
Netflix has not yet defined a future return as “Season 8”; In their press release today, they simply said, “black Mirror Will return.”
He did something similar in the last few seasons as well. This happens every season black Mirror Features compilation episodes – usually of varying lengths and numbers – that may change throughout development. Keeping the future open allows the season to change and take shape.
Case in point: Return, as we reported, in 2024 USS Callister (as Brooker later confirmed) was originally set up as a limited series, though it eventually became another standalone episode in Season 7. However, this season was launched with a companion game.
The series returned on April 10, 2025 with six episodes and spent five weeks in the global Netflix top 10, garnering 161.9 million hours watched, equivalent to 26.3 million views. These figures were slightly lower than Season 6, possibly given that it was a slightly shorter season.
When asked about the show’s future in a TODAY quiz, Brooker said the creative gears are already shifting. “That part of my brain has already activated and is wandering away,” he said, adding a sentiment that fans of the show know well: “I can confirm that black Mirror Will be back just in time for reality to set in.”
News of the renewal comes as the show celebrates distinguished accolades for season 7 stars Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti, both of whom earned Golden Globe Awards for their performances in “Common People” and “Eulogy,” respectively.
Reflecting on the diverse reception of the latest batch of episodes, Brooker compared the season’s diverse mix of genres – ranging from space-opera to USS Callister A sequel to the scathing satire of “Common People” – a musical anthology.
Brooker explained, “I sometimes say we’re like a band now.” “It’s like putting out an album with a punk single, a disco number, a stadium-rock thing, a heartfelt acoustic song, etc.”
Keeping the musical metaphor in mind, Brooker was asked what kind of album Season 8, or whatever comes next, would be. He responded, “It’s a useful thought experiment when considering a new story. I often think, ‘Okay, what haven’t we done yet, and what tone am I looking for? … Where does this track fall on the album, and what musical direction are we going to go in?’ We will find out. There’s very little chance you’ll ever see it black Mirror to dig.”
Ahead black MirrorCharlie Brooker will serve as executive producer on a new, secret spy crime thriller limited series (which we’re calling Project Codenames), which was officially announced last year but has been shrouded in mystery. Longtime collaborator Al Campbell is directing the series, with Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell and Lena Headey the only officially announced cast members so far.
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