'Black Mirror' Season 7: Everything We Know
Netflix's acclaimed sci-fi series will return for six new episodes.
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?
Get ready to log on and lock in because Black Mirror season 7 officially premieres on Thursday, April 10. Netflix revealed six new episodes will hit streaming this spring when it released the season 7 trailer (more on that below) on March 13.
It's been known for about a year that Black Mirror would return in 2025. In March 2024, Netflix surprised fans by revealing the hit series was already in production on a seventh installment, with plans for new episodes to arrive in 2025. The news was revealed with a short teaser posted on YouTube that 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.
The USS Callister crew (l-r, Osy Ikhile, Jimmi Simpson, Michaela Coel, Cristin Milioti, and Jesse Plemons) explore a planet in the Black Mirror season 4 episode.
What will happen in 'Black Mirror' season 7?
After months of speculation, Netflix has released a new teaser, offering a taste of what's to come when Black Mirror season 7 hits the platform next week. The episodic trailer confirms which guest stars will appear in which episodes while hinting at each installment's plot. Read on for the episode names, cast, and official synopses:
- Episode 701: "Common People," starring Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, and Tracee Ellis Ross
When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda (Jones) fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike (O'Dowd) signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive. - Episode 702: "Bête Noire," starring Siena Kelly, Rosy McEwen, Michael Workéyè, Ben Bailey Smith, Amber Grappy, Ravi Aujla, Elena Sanz, and Hannah Griffiths
Confectionary whizz kid Maria (Kelly) is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity (McEwen) joins the company she works at—because there’s something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice… - Episode 703: "Hotel Reverie," starring Issa Rae, Emma Corrin, Awkwafina, and Harriet Walter
A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday (Rae) into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
Ben Ashenden and Siena Kelly in a first-look image from the Black Mirror season 7 episode "Bête Noire."
- Episode 704: "Plaything," starring Peter Capaldi, Lewis Gribben, James Nelson Joyce, Michele Austin, Will Poulter, and Asim Chaudhry
In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s—a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms. - Episode 705: "Eulogy," starring Paul Giamatti and Patsy Ferran
An isolated man (Giamatti) is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its users to literally step inside old photographs—stirring powerful emotions in the process. - Episode 706: "USS Callister: Into Infinity," starring Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Osy Ikhile, Milanka Brooks, and Paul G. Raymond
Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister—led by Captain Nanette Cole (Milioti)—are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players.
Issa Rae in a first-look image from the Black Mirror season 7 episode "Hotel Reverie."
Netflix traditionally stays mum on anything related to Black Mirror until the official trailer release, so the streamer's prior reveal that the new season will include a sequel episode to season 4's "USS Callister" was huge news. According to Deadline, it was revealed at Netflix’s 2024 "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?"
Is there a trailer for 'Black Mirror' season 7?
Yes! After Netflix shared several teasers in the months leading up to season 7's premiere, it also shared a full-length trailer a little less than a month before episodes are set to hit streaming. The ominous clip shows several "U.S.S. Callister" alums, including Cristin Millioti, navigating outer-space, and gives a bit of an indication of what fans can expect from the other episodes. We may be in for stories about some sort of old-school video game, "mind-expanding" technologies, artificial intelligence, and mysterious apps. "They call it mind-expanding," one cast member says. "It alters your neural structure. The mind is a computer. Suddenly, you’re not just more receptive, you become a receiver." We couldn't be more ready to receive this season.
