Because of the show’s unique combination of cynicism and imagination, however, Charlie Brooker has managed to keep Black Mirror on track.
In the seven years since Black Mirror first aired, Charlie Brooker’s dystopian vision has started to seem less and less implausible.
When journalist Daniel Mallory Ortberg famously tweeted, “Next on Black Mirror: what if phones, but too much?” there was the faint whiff of an impending backlash.
There have been a few missteps, of course, but like its inspiration The Twilight Zone, the possibilities for Black Mirror’s future are infinite.