Last year, the streaming giant Netflix announced it was bringing another beloved TV series back from the dead, with a revival of the critically-acclaimed British showBlack Mirror. Original series creatorCharlie Brookeris coming back to write the new episodes, and serve as co-showrunner withAnnabel Jones, with new cast membersBryce Dallas Howard,Malachi KirbyandAlice Evealready on board to star. Today we have word that the show’s creative team has a new edition, with10 Cloverfield LanefilmmakerDan Trachtenbergcoming aboard to direct an episode of the series.
Netflixhas ordered 12 new episodes ofBlack Mirror, all of which will be written byCharlie Brooker, although no details have been given regarding the story.Deadlinereports thatDan TrachtenbergjoinsJoe Wright(Pan) andJakob Verbruggen(House of Cards), who have already signed on to direct episodes of the newBlack Mirror revival. Netflix’s official announcement from September claimed that production would begin in late 2015, but it doesn’t seem that principal photography has started yet, with the creative team still being assembled.
Created and written byCharlie Brooker,Black Mirrortaps into our collective unease with the modern world and each stand-alone episode is a sharp, suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporarytechno-paranoia. Without questioning it, technology has transformed all aspects of our lives; in every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a Smartphone - aBlack Mirrorreflecting our 21st Century existence back at us. The series has been recognized with an international Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, a Rose D’Or and been nominated for a BAFTA award.
The first two seasons consisted of three hour-long episodes, with a Christmas Special also debuting in 2014. Throughout the series, each episode featured a completely different cast, includingJon HammandRafe Spall, who starred in the 2014 Christmas special. It isn’t known if the show will keep that same format on Netflix, with a completely new cast for each episode, but we’ll have to wait and see. Netflix hasn’t announced when the series may debut on the streaming service yet, so stay tuned for that.
Dan Trachtenbergmade his feature directorial debut with this spring’s10 Cloverfield Lane, which fared well with critics and audiences alike. The thriller, starringMary Elizabeth WinsteadandJohn Goodmantook in $105.5 million worldwide, from a budget that was reportedly $5 million. The filmmaker made a name for himself with his popular 2011 fan filmPortal: No Escape, based on the hit video game, which helped him land the10 Cloverfield Lanedirecting gig. We’ll keep you posted with more updates on Netflix’sBlack Mirroras soon as we have more information.
