Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae cast
The cast members for season 7 of “Black Mirror” were revealed during Netflix’s Geeked Week.
Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida Jones, Siena Kelly, Rosy McEwen, Chris O’Dowd, Issa Rae, Paul G. Raymond, Tracee Ellis Ross and Harriet Walter join the science fiction anthology series.
Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Jimmy Simpson, Milanka Brooks and Osy Ikhile will also return for a sequel to the season 4 episode “USS Callister.” Season 7 will consist of six episodes and air on Netflix sometime in 2025.
The new season received a cryptic video on X/Twitter, teasing some of the cast members and a few other names that could be writers or directors of the episodes.
Last November, Variety exclusively reported that Netflix had renewed “Black Mirror” for a seventh season; the show would go into production later that year.
Season 6 of the popular science fiction anthology series created by Charlie Brooker was released on Netflix in June 2023 after a four-year hiatus. According to the streamer, that season was viewed 11.3 million times in its first four days of availability.
The five-part sixth season featured a star-studded cast including Aaron Paul, Annie Murphy, Himesh Patel, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Michael Cera, Rob Delaney, Rory Culkin, Salma Hayek Pinault and Zazie Beetz . . It consisted of five episodes: ‘Joan Is Awful’, about an AI-generated TV show; “Loch Henry,” in which filmmakers are drawn into a true crime thriller; “Beyond the Sea,” a body-switching sci-fi story; “Mazey Day,” a paparazzi horror story; and “Demon 79,” the first supernatural episode of “Red Mirror.” Season 5 consisted of just three episodes and starred Andrew Scott, Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topher Grace and Miley Cyrus.
“Black Mirror” first premiered in December 2011 on Channel 4 in Britain and was acquired by Netflix before its third season in 2016. Before the hiatus between seasons 5 and 6, the series received 14 Emmy nominations and took home eight Emmys. including outstanding TV movies for ‘San Junipero’, ‘USS Callister’ and ‘Bandersnatch’ in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.
