Black Mirror is a British anthology series created by Charlie Brooker, in which each episode is a self-contained story about the unsettling effects of modern technology. It began on Channel 4 in 2011 with an episode in which a prime minister is blackmailed into an act of public humiliation, and the show used satire and dark comedy to explore social media, surveillance, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Netflix took over production in 2016, and the show expanded its scale and ambitions, with episodes such as San Junipero winning critical praise and awards. The series became a cultural reference for dystopian technology and influenced many similar shows.
Before and after
- from 14 November 2011 to 3 January 2013Daraa Governorate clashes
- 26 November 2011Launch of Curiosity
- 26 November 2011Launch of Mars Science Laboratory
- 1 December 2011Launch of JTBC
- 4 December 2011Premiere of Black Mirror
- 5 December 2011Discovery of Kepler-22 b
- 17 December 2011Death of Kim Jong-il
- 18 December 2011Death of Václav Havel
- 1 January 2012Founding of Aix-Marseille University
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