‘Black Mirror’ showed us a future. Some of it is here now.

Black Mirror still absorbs

The latest season of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian hit series Black Mirror reflects a world shattered by capitalism, argues Lucy Nichols.

‘Black Mirror’ showed us a future. Some of it is here now.

The long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. How much of that future has come to pass?

Beyond the Gamepad: How Black Mirror Interrogates the Reality of Gaming

(C) Netflix The Dark Reflection in Our Gaming Screens Charlie Brooker‘s Black Mirror (season 7 released recently) has carved a unique and often unsettling niche in contemporary television. Since its debut, the anthology series has acted as a chillingly prescient window, reflecting the anxieties and potential pitfalls of our increasingly intimate relationship with technology. While it casts its incisive gaze across a spectrum of technological adv…

The mysterious QR code appears in an episode that focuses on the world of video games