{"id":47826,"date":"2024-03-15T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T10:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2009645"},"modified":"2024-03-15T13:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T12:47:40","slug":"black-mirror-confirms-season-7-for-2025-including-sequel-episode","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/black-mirror-confirms-season-7-for-2025-including-sequel-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mirror confirms season 7 for 2025 \u2013 including sequel episode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Brooker is back on deck. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 March 2024 at 10:28 AM<\/p>

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Black Mirror has officially been renewed for a seventh season on Netflix<\/a>, which will include the anthology drama\u2019s first ever sequel episode \u2013 continuing the story of one of its most celebrated entries.<\/p>\n

The Star Trek-inspired USS Callister<\/a> took place inside a multiplayer online game (or MMO), where its co-founder and top programmer Robert Daly (Jesse Plemons) imagines himself as the captain of an adventuring starship.<\/p>\n

This being Black Mirror<\/a>, it should be no surprise to mention that things take a dark turn, with Daly\u2019s behaviour becoming increasingly abusive as the episode progresses.<\/p>\n

Without going into excessive detail, let\u2019s just say that things don\u2019t end well for him.<\/p>\n

The announcement of a USS Callister sequel came last night as part of the Next on Netflix event, with the synopsis seeming to suggest that Plemons won\u2019t be returning.<\/p>

It read: \u201cRobert Daly is dead, but for the crew of the USS Callister, their problems are just beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other notable guest stars from USS Callister who could well reprise their roles include Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs<\/a>), Michaela Coel (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/a>), Billy Magnussen (Road House<\/a>) and Aaron Paul (Westworld<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Breaking Bad alum Paul had only a voice role in USS Callister, playing the unseen Gamer691, but went on to appear in the flesh as a different character for Black Mirror\u2019s season 6 episode Beyond the Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That chapter was deemed one of the brighter spots of the latest run, along with the highly publicised Joan Is Awful<\/a>, but overall the reception was lukewarm \u2013 as was the case for the three-part fifth season.<\/p>\n