{"id":34016,"date":"2023-06-21T13:22:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1847778"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:42:41","slug":"netflix-renamed-streamberry-in-stunt-after-dark-black-mirror-parody","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/netflix-renamed-streamberry-in-stunt-after-dark-black-mirror-parody\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix renamed Streamberry in stunt after dark Black Mirror parody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Has Black Mirror predicted the future once again? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 21 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Fans of dystopian sci-fi series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-season-6-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Mirror<\/a> have known for a while now that series creator <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/black-mirror-season-6-axed-episode-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Brooker<\/a> has a bit of a knack for predicting parts of the future.<\/p>\n<p>While the new sixth season has continued to shock and surprise viewers, the series is also home to one of the most overtly comedic episodes of the series as a whole \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-joan-is-awful-ending-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Joan Is Awful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Annie Murphy-led episode also stars Salma Hayek and Michael Cera in what is essentially a parody of streaming service Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Renamed as Streamberry for the episode, we see in Joan Is Awful that it\u2019s the main streamer that people settle down with in the evening. It also makes another appearance in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-loch-henry-true-story\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Loch Henry<\/a> as the platform on which the chilling true crime documentary is released.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1838596\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Joan-Is-Awful-fcb8de6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Annie\" murphy=\"\" in=\"\" black=\"\" mirror=\"\" title=\"&quot;Joan\" is=\"\" awful=\"\" annie=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Annie Murphy in Black Mirror.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Now, it looks as though Netflix and Black Mirror have had an epic crossover of sorts as Netflix has re-branded as Streamberry\u2026 Well, kind of.<\/p>\n<p>The streamer\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">US Twitter account<\/a> has re-branded to Streamberry US with a bio that now reads: \u201cAre thou still watching?\u201d and matching display icons and banners to tie in with the Streamberry branding.<\/p>\n<p>So, has Netflix changed to Streamberry? It hasn\u2019t \u2013 but it is part of a clever campaign to promote the latest season of Black Mirror.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure the US profile will change back to Netflix branding some time soon as the UK Twitter profile did a similar thing just yesterday (Tuesday 20th June), writing: \u201cWelcome to Streamberry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Welcome to Streamberry. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewProfilePic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#NewProfilePic<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix UK &amp; Ireland (@NetflixUK) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK\/status\/1671050883595894785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>As part of the clever marketing for season 6, Netflix have also created two platforms where it really does feel as though you\u2019re flicking through a Black Mirror version of Netflix. You can visit <a href=\"\/\/streamberry.tv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streamberry.tv<\/a> to flick through past Black Mirror episodes, wittingly re-named for Streamberry.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also visit <a href=\"\/\/youareawful.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">YouAreAwful.com<\/a> where you can create your own Streamberry poster for your own series by uploading a picture of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to frame an episode around the very streaming platform that he was releasing it on was one that Brooker thought he would get a little more pushback on, he has explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-season-6-red-mirror-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker explains \u2018Red Mirror\u2019 label<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-beyond-sea-crime-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Mirror creator on Beyond the Sea\u2019s connection to real-life crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>When Brooker initially asked whether he could make it look like Netflix, he said the platform came back with an answer \u201cweirdly quickly\u201d and said yes. Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.empireonline.com\/tv\/news\/black-mirror-netflix-parody-streamberry-didnt-receive-any-resistance-charlie-brooker\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Empire magazine<\/a>, he said: \u201cThere wasn\u2019t any resistance to it, that I could tell. Which is a bit disappointing, because it would be good to be able to say, \u2018I just did it anyway, because I\u2019m an anarchist!\u2019 But no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, Brooker also stated that season 6 is \u201cprobably our most brutal season yet\u201d, but one, he stresses, that is still trying to poke nests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the great virtues of Black Mirror is the ability to be free and original in a world overloaded with media,\u201d said Salma Hayek. \u201cA lot of the time in this industry, there is a formula to storytelling, and people don\u2019t always take chances. Black Mirror always takes chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Joan Is Awful episode, Brooker said:\u00a0\u201cPut it this way, if we weren\u2019t showing the series on Netflix, we would be being sued by Netflix for how it looks in terms of corporate identity.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6329490866112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Black Mirror season 6 is streaming now on Netflix.\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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