Horror Weekly News: Black Mirror Season Six Trailer Drop!

 

The Emmy award-winning show is back after four years. 

Black Mirror, the British sci-fi anthology series, will premiere its sixth season on Netflix. 

The show has been known to have stories based on technology, dystopian futures and the bleak endings. Over the past few seasons, the show has seen appearances by actors like Bryce Dallas Howard, Anthony Mackie, Jon Hamm, and Miley Cyrus among others. 

After five seasons, Black Mirror was thought to be canceled but Netflix announced in 2022 that it was bringing this hit show back for another season. 

Season Six of this show will feature five new films, and according to the trailer, five new worlds, five new realities, and five new nightmares. 

Season Six will see Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, Josh Harnett, and Aaron Paul in separate episodes. 

The five-episode titles have been revealed in the official trailer. 

“Joan Is Awful”

An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life — in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek Pinault.

Directed by: Ally Pankiw

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Starring: Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek Pinault, Michael Cera, Himesh Patel, Rob Delaney, Ben Barnes 

“Loch Henry”

A young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary, but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.

Directed by: Sam Miller

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Starring: Samuel Blenkin, Myha’la Herrold, Daniel Portman, John Hannah, Monica Dolan

“Beyond the Sea”

In an alternative 1969, two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy.

Directed by: John Crowley

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Starring: Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Auden Thornton, Rory Culkin

“Mazey Day”

A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.

Directed by: Uta Briesewitz

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Starring: Zazie Beetz, Clara Rugaard, Danny Ramirez

“Demon 79”

Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster.

Directed by: Toby Haynes

Written by: Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali

Starring: Anjana Vasan, Paapa Essiedu, Katherine Rose Morley, David Shields

The series counts Brooker, Jessica Rhoades, Annabel Jones and Bisha K. Ali among its executive producers and comes from Brooker and Jones’ production company Broke & Bones. 

Season 6 of Black Mirror premieres on June 15th.