<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Black Mirror is a British anthology science fiction television series created by Charlie Brooker, with Brooker and Annabel Jones serving as the programme showrunners . It examines modern society, particularly with regard to the unanticipated consequences of new technologies . Episodes are standalone, usually set in an alternative present or the near future, often with a dark and satirical tone, though some are more experimental and lighter . </P> <P> The show premiered for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 in December 2011 and February 2013, respectively . After its addition to the catalogue in December 2014, Netflix purchased the programme in September 2015 . It commissioned a series of 12 episodes later divided into the third and fourth series, each six episodes; the former was released on 21 October 2016 and the latter on 29 December 2017 . A fifth series was announced on 5 March 2018 . </P> <P> Black Mirror was inspired by older anthology shows like The Twilight Zone, which were able to deal with controversial, contemporary topics without fear of censorship . Brooker developed Black Mirror to highlight topics related to humanity's relationship to technology, creating stories that feature "the way we live now--and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy ." </P>

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