Charlie Brooker
Rob Lowe and Charlie Brooker team up for Attack of the Hollywood Clichés
August 25, 2021 | David FarnorRob Lowe and Charlie Brooker are teaming up for Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!, a new Netflix comedy special.
Hosted by former Rat Pack member, movie star, and handsome devil Rob Lowe, the special features some of the most … Read More
Trailer: Netflix celebrates Death to 2020 on 27th December
December 21, 2020 | David Farnor“So will this be on Quibi?” That’s the sound of Netflix preparing to say Death to 2020, as it unveils the first trailer for Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ mockumentary looking back at the past 12 months.
Featuring Hugh Grant, … Read More
Netflix inks major deal with Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones
July 30, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has inked a major new deal with Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, after the Black Mirror duo formed their own production outfit.
Brooker – who penned Dead Set and co-created Chris Morris’ Nathan Barley – and Jones have been … Read More
Charlie Brooker returns for Antiviral Wipe
April 23, 2020 | David FarnorCharlie Brooker is returning to BBC Two during these strange times for a new special, Antiviral Wipe.
For the first time since the Bafta-winning 2016 Wipe, Brooker has been lured out of isolation, to go into isolation for the one-off … Read More
TV review: Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe
December 30, 2016 | David FarnorThere’s no getting past it. 2016 has been a dreadful year. Even worse than Norbit. If you voted Remain in the UK’s European Union referendum, you’ve seen your fellow Brits decide to exit the EU, leaving everything about the country’s … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 6 (Hated in the Nation – spoilers)
November 11, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
“I didn’t expect to find myself living in the future, but here I fucking well am,” sighs (Kelly McDonald) in Hated in the Nation, the … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 4 (San Junipero – spoilers)
October 24, 2016 | Nathanael SmithWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
One of the joys of watching Black Mirror is that you know, instinctively, that everything is not what it seems. It is a show that … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 1 (Nosedive – spoilers)
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe first time it has played for laughs, this disturbingly hilarious satire is a bold opener for Black Mirror’s new season.Read More
10 things we’ve learned from Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorSeason 6 premieres on 15th June 2023.
With the return of Black Mirror to our screens, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone for the Twitter age has tackled everything from political engagement to relationships and all the pixels in between with a … Read More
Netflix to produce 12 new episodes of Black Mirror
September 25, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s official: Black Mirror is becoming a Netflix original series.
The streaming giant will produce 12 new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology series, which has been a huge hit with Netflix subscribers in the US, winning an international Emmy … Read More