‘Black Mirror’ Renewed for Season 8!!

15 years after Black Mirror aired its first season, Netflix has finally decided the fate of the dystopian sci-fi series. The streaming behemoth has confirmed that Black Mirror has been renewed and will move forward with Season 8. This comes over nine months removed from the Season 7 finale, and fans had begun to question whether we had seen the last episode of Black Mirror. Series creator Charlie Brooker confirmed the news himself, saying, “I can confirm that Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it. So, that’s exciting. That chunk of my brain has already been activated in a whirring way.”

Black Mirror is an anthology series, meaning each episode tells a different dystopian sci-fi story. Any fan could jump in and start at Season 7 or Season 5 and not be lost. When asked what kind of direction he plans to take in Season 8, Brooker said, “Well, what haven’t we done yet, and what tone am I looking for? It’s a useful thought experiment when approaching a new story. Where does this track come on the album, and what musical direction are we going to go into?”

There have been over 30 episodes of Black Mirror released on Netflix to date, but no one has appeared in more than three episodes of the sci-fi series. Still, there have been plenty of big names come and gone during the 15 years it’s been on the air. Cristin Milioti, who lit the world on fire two years ago with her performance in The Penguin, has featured in two episodes of the show. Other big names include Jesse Plemons, Aaron Paul, Daniel Kaluuya, Hayley Atwell, and more.

What’s Streaming on Netflix Right Now?

While you wait for the next season of Black Mirror, one of Netflix’s biggest shows ever is still dominating streaming. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things, another sci-fi series perfect for binging, is sitting at #2 on Netflix after losing its spot to Harlan Coben’s new thriller, Run Away. Taylor Sheridan’s hated Sicario sequel, Day of the Soldado, is also running wild in the Netflix top 10 right now, along with Chris Pratt’s massive blockbuster, Jurassic World. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is poised to fall out of the global top 10 in the coming days.