More "Black Mirror" episodes may be coming soon courtesy of online streaming giant Netflix, a report claimed.
Citing sources who were part of the negotiations, Radio Times said, "the streaming giant is understood to have agreed terms with [series creator Charlie] Brooker and his independent production company House of Tomorrow to make 'multiple episodes' of the dystopian drama."
The series, commonly referred to as the "Twilight Zone" of the digital age, last aired with a 90-minute 2014 Christmas special on the UK's Channel 4. That episode featured "Mad Men" star John Hamm along with "Life of Pi's" Rafe Spall and "Game of Thrones" actress Oona Chaplin in a future where people can be "blocked" in real life as in social media.
Prior to the special, "Black Mirror" aired only six episodes, three in 2011 and another three in 2013. Despite the small number, it became a cult hit in the US when Netflix started streaming the show online.
"Each 'Black Mirror' episode offers a twisted tale of technology gone wrong, with some set in a radical future, and others in the screen-addicted present," The Atlantic said.
As the website noted, the show borrows its title from the blank screen of modern-day devices such as tablets, smartphones and TVs.
For TA, it's the show's "satirical look at technology folding in on itself" that makes it the "perfect show" for Netflix.
"The streaming network, after all, has a hint of dystopia about it, given the way it curates original programming based on reams of viewer data."
But even if Netflix picks up "Black Mirror," it may not disappear from Channel 4's lineup. The Guardian said the network still has a "first-look option" which gives it the broadcasting rights in the UK even if the show changes channels.
It should be clear however that nothing is official as of this writing. Netflix and Channel 4 are said to be in advance negotiations for the "Black Mirror" episodes. Neither has talked about the deal.
