Black Mirror is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. There are 27 episodes across six series and one special, in addition to the interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) The first two series aired on Channel 4 in 2011 and 2013, as did the 2014 special "White Christmas" The programme won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie three times consecutively for "San Junipero", "USS Callister" and "Crocodile" A seventh series is set for release in 2025.
Black Mirror is an instance of speculative fiction within science fiction. The majority of episodes are set in dystopian near-futures with novel technologies that exaggerate a trait from contemporary culture, often the internet. Recurring themes throughout Black Mirror include data privacy and surveillance, virtual reality, individualism and consumerism. Some critics believed that episodes produced under Channel 4 had a more British tone or shared aesthetic qualities not found in later series.