news culture The New Season of Black Mirror on Netflix Introduces a Crazy Cast! It could be crazy
After long months of waiting, Black Mirror season 6 finally teases with a cast made up of best sellers.
It has been four years of waiting to finally discover the first images of the sixth season of Black Mirror, which will be available on the Netflix platform in June. A trailer made the rounds yesterday, revealing the presence of Aaron Paul and Salma Hayek in the cast, not to recite anyone but them. They are joined by Anjana Vasan, Annie Murphy, Auden Thornton, Ben Barnes, Clara Rugaard, Daniel Portman, Danny Ramirez, Himesh Patel, John Hannah, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Michael Cera, Monica Dolan, Myha’la Herrold, Paapa Essiedu , Rob Delaney, Rory Culkin, Samuel Blenkin and Zazie Beetz (Variety).
Keep in mind that the series has lost momentum in recent years: the fifth season received a score of 67% on the press page of Rotten Tomatoes, but has still managed to retain its special aura, according to the critics’ consensus: “While Black Mirror’s condensed fifth season never quite hits the highs (or surprises) of previous episodes, it’s still one of television’s weirdest philosophical offerings — for better or for worse.“. For comparison, the first season had a score of 98%, with the press agreeing on the following statement: “Black Mirror begins with an ominous thrill in a slick first season that will immediately transport viewers to a new world of alienation.. It is therefore a crucial phase that the series created by Charlie Brooker begins with this season, which, among other things, will shine with a five-star cast. Finally a new addition to the show: “Ms. Marvel showrunner Bisha K. Ali joins the executive producer roster alongside Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones and Jessica Rhoades.
If Season 6 seems to start the conversation with the particularly dark atmosphere that made the series famous, some new elements are to be expected; history of restarting the machine, Brooker hinted that season six will follow a new pattern, while each previous episode was standalone.
“I’ve always thought that ‘Black Mirror’ should present completely separate stories and keep surprising people (and myself), what’s the point otherwise? It was going to be a series that couldn’t be easily defined and could constantly reinvent itself, so partly out of a challenge and partly to keep things fresh for both myself and the viewer, this season I started making some intentionally shaking up my core assumptions about what to expect, so this time in addition to some of the more familiar Black Mirror tropes, we also have a few new elements, some of which I swore the series would never do to break the parameters to expand on a “Black Mirror Episode” – Brooker for Tudum.com
