It hypothesizes all the failures and possible excesses of technologies, offering scenarios and reflections on the future. This is why Black Mirror is a series that goes well with our site. Charlie Brooker's little "wedding favor" predicted many (bad) things well in advance, giving anyone who wants the chance to develop their critical sense.
In June, its sixth season will finally start on Netflix, just announced from a recently released teaser trailer.
Black Mirror “sees long”
The new season of Black Mirror will be available in June and will include great actors such as Aaron Paul, Kate Mara e Salma Hayek. What matters, however, are the "visions" of the authors, who have often anticipated their times. Do you want some?
Social Score. In the season 3 episode “Nosedive,” people are evaluated on a scoring system based on “like” received from their social media posts. This influences their social position and access to various services. Today, “social scoring” systems like the Chinese one show how this concept is becoming a reality.
Advanced virtual reality and “digital eternity”. In the episode “San Junipero” (third season, the best) two women fall in love in a virtual world where their brains they are connected directly to a digital interface. To survive physical death. While we're not at that level yet, advances in VR and brain-computer interfaces are bringing us ever closer to realistic virtual experiences. And “paradise”? It can wait.
Robots in the shape of animals: In the Black Mirror episode “Hated in the Nation” (still third season) bee-shaped drones are shown that replace real bees. Today, the use of drones and robots with shapes inspired by animals is constantly on the rise, with examples such as drones in the shape of birds and robots insectoids.
There would be i Deepfake (“Waldo”), the artificial intelligence assistants (“Be right back”), invasive advertising (“Fifteen Million Merits”) and much more.
And now? What will the series “see” again?
Brooker puts it bluntly in a Netflix blog post: “Partly as a challenge and partly to keep things interesting for both myself and viewers, I began this season by upending some of my basic beliefs about what to expect.” .
As a result, in addition to the typical elements of the series, there will also be some novelties that Brooker himself previously swore he would never include in the series. The result will be a season that is more diverse than ever, while keeping Black Mirror's unmistakable style intact.
A respectable cast and more episodes
Netflix has not yet revealed the number of episodes for season six. Last year, Variety reported that there would be more episodes than the three in the fifth season, released in 2019. I hope so: three episodes are a pittance. And the topics? Maybe. It's a bit like guessing the traces of maturity: I wonder, for example, if the new season will address the Covid-19 pandemic in some way.
All that remains is to wait for June: like any future, for better or for worse, it will come sooner or later.
