" There was sure an endeavor to shake thing up completely . "
Black Mirroris back TODAY with five brand new episodes after a longgggg absence.
To talk more about this season and his creative process, we caught up with writer and creator Charlie Brooker. Here are 17 interesting facts he shared with us about season six ofBlack Mirror.
admonition : this situation hold in some spoilers for season six ofBlack Mirror .
1.Charlie wrote the character of Joan for Annie Murphy after bingeingSchitt’s Creek.
2.He often pictures people for the characters he creates, which can help with casting.
3.Charlie knew he wanted a “Hollywood A-Lister” to star in the episode “Joan Is Awful”, but he initially wasn’t sure who to approach.
4.Salma Hayek Pinault’s one note was to make her part more “outrageous”.
5.Salma and Annie were totally down for THAT church scene.
6.Anjana Vasan – star of “Demon 79” AKARed Mirror –has appeared in an episode ofBlack Mirrorbefore.
7.Netflix were super keen forBlack Mirrorto parody them.
8.Charlie knew how all of the episodes would end from early on.
9.The story in “Beyond The Sea” was inspired by pandemic life.
10.And “Joan Is Awful” was inspired by shows that are based on VERY recent events.
11.Charlie often get his ideas from random musings and news stories.
12.The episodes were written in reverse order to how they appear on Netflix.
13.Charlie loves to go to set, but he makes sure to keep out of the way of the director and cast!
14.He also knows what you’re writing about him on Twitter.
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15.This season ofBlack Mirroris meant to be a season of change.
16.Red Mirroris a sister label toBlack Mirror.
17.And finally, expect moreBlack Mirrorafter this!
