Black Mirror season 7: release date, recaps, episode titles, trailer, cast and everything we know

Peter Capaldi with long hair in a coat in Black Mirror season 7
Peter Capaldi, Black Mirror season 7 (Image credit: Nick Wall/Netflix)

Black Mirror season 7 is back with more twisted technology tales as we explore the dark world of modern inventions such as AI, social media and more.

Creator Charlie Brooker teased significant details while speaking at Netflix's Geeked Week event (quotes via Tudum). He promised a mixture of "genres and styles" in the new series.

"We've got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional."

"We have evolved to a place where it's kind of OG Black Mirror this season. So it's all sci-fi, techno-dystopia."

In Black Mirror season 6, we saw six new episodes set in various locations and times including Northern England in 1979 and an alternative in 1969 where two men undertook a perilous mission in space.

Here is everything we know...

Black Mirror season 7 release date

Black Mirror season 7 landed on Netflix on April 10, 2025 and there are six episodes to enjoy.

Black Mirror season 7 plot: episode titles and new trailer!

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Here are the episode titles, plus brief summaries, who's in the episodes, who wrote them, who directed them and how long they each run for.

Episode 1: "Common People"

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive — but at a cost…."

Starring: Rashida Jones (Amanda), Chris O’Dowd (Mike), Tracee Ellis Ross (Gaynor)

Director: Ally Pankiw

Written by: Charlie Brooker (Story by Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali)

Run time: 56 minutes

Episode 2: "Bête Noire"

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity joins the company she works at — because there's something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice…"

Starring: Siena Kelly (Maria), Rosy McEwen (Verity), Michael Workéyè (Kae), Ben Bailey Smith (Gabe), Amber Grappy (Yudy), Ravi Aujla (Mr Ditta), Elena Sanz (Camille), Hanna Griffiths (Luisa)

Director: Toby Haynes

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Run time: 49 minutes

Episode 3: "Hotel Reverie"

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home."

Starring: Issa Rae (Brandy), Emma Corrin (Dorothy), Awkwafina (Kimmy), Harriet Walter (Judith Keyworth)

Director: Haolu Wang

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Run time: 1 hour 16 minutes

Episode 4: "Plaything"

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s — a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms."

Starring: Peter Capaldi (Cameron Walker 2034), Lewis Gribben (Cameron Walker 1994), James Nelson Joyce (DCI Kano), Michele Austin (Jen Minter), Will Poulter (Colin Ritman), Asim Chaudhry (Mohan Thakur)

Director: David Slade

Written by: Charlie Brooker

Run time: 45 minutes

Episode 5: "Eulogy"

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "An isolated man is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its users to literally step inside old photographs — stirring powerful emotions in the process."

Starring: Paul Giamatti (Phillip), Patsy Ferran (The Guide)

Director: Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor

Written by: Charlie Brooker and Ella Road

Run time: 46 minutes

Episode 6: "USS Callister: Into Infinity

Synopsis: Netflix teases: "Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister – led by Captain Nanette Cole – are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players."

Starring: Cristin Milioti (Nanette Cole), Jimmi Simpson (James Walton), Billy Magnussen (Karl Plowman), Osy Ikhile (Nate Packer), Milanka Brooks (Elena Tulaska), Paul G. Raymond (Kabir Dudani)

Director: Toby Haynes

Written by: Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, William Bridges, and Bekka Bowling

Run time: 1 hour 28 minutes

Black Mirror season 7 cast

Awkwafina in Black Mirror season 7

Awkwafina, Black Mirror (Image credit: Netflix)

Here's the lead cast list:

Awkwafina (Jackpot)

Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don't Talk Anymore)

Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record)

Emma Corrin (Deadpool and Wolverine)

Patsy Ferran (Firebrand)

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099)

Osy Ikhile (Citadel)

Rashida Jones (Sunny)

Siena Kelly (Domino Day)

Billy Magnussen (Road House)

Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean)

Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)

Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids)

Issa Rae (Barbie)

Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)

Harriet Walter (Succession)

Black Mirror season 7 trailer

Check out the trailer for the new season below.

Black Mirror: Season 7 | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube Black Mirror: Season 7 | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube
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