BLACK MIRROR SERIES 05

BLACK MIRROR • SERIES 05

Episode 01: "CHAMELEON"

Synopsis: What if haute couture, but too much? Presenting a smart and biting social commentary on the global business of fast fashion intersected with the visionary advancements in extreme body modification to tell a cautionary modern fairytale about living in a fashionably dystopian and transhumanist future where external beauty is a highly valued currency, the pursuit of avant-garde aesthetics is a way of life, and the phrase "fashion victim" takes on a whole new meaning.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Sofia Coppola

Directed By: Sofia Coppola

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Lupita N'yongo, Rick Genest, Daniel Henney, Zoe Saldana, and Benicio Del Toro

With Easter Egg References To: Fifteen Million Merits, Nosedive, Black Museum, U.S.S. Callister, White Christmas, and Playtest

Episode 02: "THY KINGDOM COME" (stylized as "T#Y K1N6DOM C0M3")

Synopsis: Science and religion have always been at odds with each other since time immemorial. But in a bleak future where humanity is desperate for lasting unity and harmony, these two opposing forces that has shaped human civilization have shockingly joined forces in an attempt to achieve world peace but only ends up causing worldwide socio-political unrest, all told in a searing domestic drama that pits two disparate suburban families against each other, with both sides vehemently defending their staunch beliefs on faith and facts.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Darren Aronofsky

Directed By: Darren Aronofsky

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Viola Davis, Michael B. Jordan, Alicia Vikander, Helen Mirren, and Ian McKellen

With Easter Egg References To: Crocodile, Arkangel, The National Anthem, White Bear, The Waldo Moment, Men Against Fire, and Hated In The Nation

Episode 03: "AVALON ADVENTURES"

Synopsis: With the international tourism industry in dire straits due to climate change destroying many travel destinations everywhere, one ambitious and enterprising travel agency has found the answer to their problems in the form of time travel where people can physically visit different time periods in human history, whether past or future. However, the company's runaway success with their technology for realistic and immersive time travel tours gradually descends into a living nightmare as the dangerous consequences of tampering with the physics of time begins to rear its ugly head in hilarious yet disturbing ways.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Taika Waititi

Directed By: Taika Waititi

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, and Maggie Q

With Easter Egg References To: U.S.S. Callister, Metalhead, Arkangel, Playtest, Crocodile, and San Junipero

Episode 04: "SYNESTHESIA"

Synopsis: When four different individuals living in the world of tomorrow cross paths and discover the inklings of a strong romance, will their love reign supreme in a time and place where technology is considered sacrosanct above all? Billed as a "heartwarming and euphoric queer techno-musical", this mind-bending love story reimagines the way people think about human emotions, repudiates traditional gender roles, and reinforces the uplifting and transformative power of music.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Ava DuVernay

Directed By: Ava DuVernay

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Javier Muñoz, Idina Menzel, and Lea Salonga

Featuring Musical Compositions By: Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Junkie XL, Underworld, Steve Aoki, Major Lazer, and Kaskade

Musical Songs Written By: Sia, Adele, Björk, Tove Lo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Max Martin, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez

With Easter Egg References To: The Entire History Of You, Be Right Back, Fifteen Million Merits, San Junipero, White Christmas, and Hang The DJ

Episode 05: "LOST SANCTUARY"

Synopsis: A group of various outcasts from similar backgrounds struggle for survival in a cutthroat world where the civilizations and governments of the future persecutes and exiles those who don't conform to the norms of an elitist technocratic society into a ruthless place called Insolence. With the illegal cluster on the run and desperately searching for the mythical safe refuge of social rebels named Providence, this compelling tech noir story is a harrowing exploration of the psychological and emotional effects of defying societal conventions and the difficult sacrifices people take to preserve their personal freedoms.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Patty Jenkins

Directed By: Patty Jenkins

Starring: Jason Momoa, Thandie Newton, Zoë Kravitz, Darren Criss, Hailee Steinfeld, David Lee McInnis, and Ming Na-Wen

With Easter Egg References To: Metalhead, White Bear, Nosedive, The Waldo Moment, Shut Up And Dance, Hated In The Nation, and Men Against Fire

Episode 06: "HAND UPON MY HEART"

Synopsis: In the series' first-ever fully animated episode, humanity is all but extinct hundreds of thousands of years into the distant future, and the only surviving proof of the existence of human beings is a sole android living in peaceful solitude on an Earth that has reverted back to its naturally primal and savage state. But the unexpected arrival of an intelligent humanoid alien traveler from a faraway galaxy forces the lonely android to confront and reexamine the very meaning of life in the universe, and what it ultimately means to establish a worthwhile friendship between two vastly different beings.

Written By: Charlie Brooker and Don Hertzfeldt

Directed By: Don Hertzfeldt

Featuring The Voices Of: Christian Bale and Brit Marling

With Easter Egg References To: The Entire History Of You, Be Right Back, Arkangel, Metalhead, Black Museum, and San Junipero

The Ancient One: Opening Battle

“Master Kaecilius, that ritual will bring you only sorrow...”

Cause I couldn't care less If they call us reckless Until they are breathless They must be blind...

— "Dangerous", The xx

SAGA Fan Casting [3/3]

Jamie Clayton as PETRICHOR Abbey Lee as THE STALK Ben Kingsley as BARR Tilda Swinton as THE BRAND Morgan Freeman as D. OSWALD HEIST Viola Davis as YUMA Idris Elba as DENGO

Animal courtship/mating rituals as performed by humans.

How soft your fields so green Can whisper tales of gore Of how we calmed the tides of war We are your overlords! On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore! – Led Zeppelin