When Black Mirror season 6 hit Netflix in 2023 after a four-year hiatus, viewers were instantly drawn back into the acclaimed sci-fi anthology's dystopian portrayals of how cutting-edge technology can intersect with the worst parts of human nature. (We're still obsessed with the "Joan Is Awful" ending.) As it turns out, fans won't have another super-long wait for new episodes of the must-watch series created by Charlie Brooker.
Black Mirror was renewed for season 7 in late 2023, and it's gearing up to be another highly anticipated installment—even set to include a sequel to one of its most popular episodes. Read on for everything we know about Black Mirror season 7 so far.
When will 'Black Mirror' season 7 be released?
On March 14, Netflix surprised fans with the news that Black Mirror season 7 is already in production, with six new episodes planned to hit Netflix in 2025. A short teaser posted on YouTube remixes the show's famed loading-screen title card, promising "six new stories" as six smaller loading icons pop up. While the rest of the icons keep spinning, the third in the row stops on the symbol from season 4's "USS Callister," as the fictional Star Trek analog's theme plays in the background.
What will happen in 'Black Mirror' season 7?
Netflix traditionally stays mum on anything related to Black Mirror until the trailer release, so the streamer's reveal that the new season will include a sequel episode to season 4's "USS Callister" is huge news. Per Deadline, it was revealed at Netflix’s "See What’s Next Event" in London accompanied by this ominous teaser: “USS Callister will return… Robert Daly is dead, but for the crew of the USS Callister, their problems are just beginning."
For those who need a refresher, the 2017 episode followed Daly (Jesse Plemons), a socially awkward programmer who co-founded a popular multiplayer online game but felt unrecognized and belittled by his co-workers. The vindictive tech wiz took out his toxic frustrations by stealing his co-workers' DNA and creating digital clones of them, trapping the sentient avatars in a Star Trek-like simulation where Daly is essentially Captain Kirk. Arguably the best episode of the series so far (sorry San Junipero hive), it ends with the digital crew escaping Daly's server and heading out into the open game, which means there are plenty more horrible gamer dudes they'll have to outwit.
Who is in the 'Black Mirror' season 7 cast?
On September 19, 2024, Netflix announced the Black Mirror season 7 cast—and it's set to be star-studded. The streaming service shared the full ensemble in a post on Tudum.
The Black Mirror season 7 cast will feature Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Lewis Gribben, Rashida Jones, Siena Kelly, Rosy McEwen, Chris O’Dowd, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Harriet Walter.
We also know who will be in the "USS Callister" follow-up, as Netflix revealed Milanka Brooks, Osy Ikhile, Billy Magnussen, Cristin Milioti, Paul G. Raymond, and Jimmi Simpson—all from the original episode—are among the ensemble.
Netflix also shared a teaser featuring the names of the stars in the upcoming installment. The clip plays like an old video game or computer system booting up, with the cast's names in what looks like code. It's unclear if the names are grouped to indicate who is playing what character or starring alongside one another—although that seems unlikely because not all of the "USS Callister" ensemble is together.
There is additional text, though, that you can theorize over in the meantime. Phrases include: "A rose for a rose," "My lawyers will fuck you into a barb wire coffin," "Hardly in the spirit of the game," "I'll be yours forever more," "I love her she's such a bitch," "I don't care if you understand," "Oh dear - is the entire internet wrong?" and "Too soon?"
