Charlie Brooker: Black Mirror has become easier to write in the dystopian world
'Black Mirror' creator Charlie Brooker says the anthology series has become easier to write for in an increasingly dystopian world.
Charlie Brooker says the dystopian nature of the world has made 'Black Mirror' easier to write.
The 54-year-old satirist created the anthology series that first aired in 2011 and admits that the ever-changing nature of the world, particularly in terms of technology, has enabled him to tell more complex tales.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz and other media at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday (25.03.25), Charlie said: "I don't know if you've looked out the window recently, but it's quite dystopian out there.
"It has moved on a lot and there are lots of things that we did in early episodes that are now almost commonplace or have kind of become true.
"I think as technology becomes more sophisticated, the average person's everyday experience of technology is more sophisticated so it probably means you can tell slightly more complicated stories. You don't have to explain the technology so much to the viewer anymore. It throws up constant new ideas all the time.
"We've got a (new) season coming out and there are quite a few ideas in that that I wouldn't have thought of 10 years ago."
The seventh season of 'Black Mirror' will premiere on Netflix next month and Charlie confirmed that the new episodes will focus on technology once again after the series dabbled in horror during the previous run.
Asked if the show was going back to basics, Brooker said: "It is, actually, in many ways. Well, last season started out as totally different. It was going to be 'Red Mirror' horror stories. Then I came up with one that very much wasn't and I sort of backtracked.
"This time around, they're all sort of OG technology stories."
Charlie revealed that he will let others decide when 'Black Mirror' has reached the end of its time on the small screen.
He said: "I don't know, I won't be the judge of that. Ultimately if no one watches or if someone pulls the plug.
"It's good for me so I'd like to keep doing it because it means I'm constantly challenged to come up with new stories. It's a fun job for me.
"I don't know, until either I drop dead or people get sick of it."
