The much anticipated season three of Black Mirror will be available to view sooner than we thought, with Netflix announcing a premiere date for October 21st.
The dystopian drama directed, created and written by Charlie Brooker takes a rather eerie look at what technology could bring to our future, with each episode a stand-alone story looking at themes of contemporary techno-paranoia.
Not only did Netflix release an air date, but they have also revealed the main cast and titles of each episode, which you can check out below:
1 - “San Junipero”, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis, directed by Owen Harris (Kill Your Friends)
2 - “Shut Up and Dance,” starring Jerome Flynn (Bronn!) and Alex Lawther, directed by James Watkins
3 - “Nosedive,” starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Alice Eve, and James Norton, directed by Joe Wright (Hanna, Atonement)
4 - “Men Against Fire,” starring Michael Kelly, (Stamper!) Malachi Kirby, and Madeline Brewer, directed by Jakob Verbruggen
5 - “Hated in the Nation,” starring Kelly MacDonald, directed by James Hawes
6 - “Playtest,” starring Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen, directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane)
There is truly some amazing talent on board, with an impressive cast that includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Jerome Flynn, and Michael Kelly, with some fantastic directors to boot.
Brooker also collaborated with Mike Schur (Creator of The Office and Parks and Recreation) and actress Rashida Jones who co-wrote the episode 'Nosedive' with Brooker describing it as "a social satire about identity in the social media age".
10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg also wrote a video game-themed episode for season three.
Brooker told Variety recently. "People are always coming up to me and saying ‘That’s a bit Black Mirror’, [with] the situation we’re finding ourselves in across the globe. I don’t think there’s anything where we thought we should’ve gone further."
He added "I didn’t see Pokémon Go coming."
None of us did.