The show's title refers to black scrying mirrors used in occult and witchcraft practices. Black mirrors allow one to look into the past, present, future and contacting/talking to spirits.
Black mirror is also reference to the effect of a television or computer screen when switched off, giving a dark reflection of the onlookers.
Black mirror is also reference to the effect of a television or computer screen when switched off, giving a dark reflection of the onlookers.
From the second to the third season, the series changed from being a distinctly British show, with the exception of Jon Hamm in Season 2 Episode 4, White Christmas (2014), to featuring American actors in most main roles. This was because the first two seasons were produced by British production company Zeppotron, whereas each following season were commissioned and produced by Netflix, an American company.
Charlie Brooker said that despite the show's themes, he loves technology. "It's not waving a fist at the iCloud," he added.
Despite numerous references in different stories suggesting they all take place in the same universe, series creator Charlie Brooker has stated each episode is set in its own world (excluding possible sequels to specific stories).
In Netflix's War Machine (2017) featurette, Brad Pitt said he would do an episode of Black Mirror if there was one Netflix show he could be on.