• [NEWS] "Black Mirror" renewed for season eight (sci-fi)

    From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jan 10 15:48:23 2026
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    Hit Netflix TV Show Renewed for Season 8
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    One of Netflix's biggest TV shows has officially been renewed for
    an eighth season, bringing back one of the streamer's most popular
    shows for another year.

    What Netflix show is getting renewed for a Season 8?
    Black Mirror, the legendary sci-fi anthology series, is coming
    back for Season 8. The news was confirmed by Charlie Brooker, the
    show's creator, on Netflix's Tudum website. In a statement on the
    move, Brooker said that the show is back and hopes to be better
    than ever.

    "Black Mirror will return, and hopefully it'll be more Black
    Mirror than ever," creator Charlie Brooker said. "It was a pleasant
    surprise and an honor."

    While Brooker didn't reveal anything about Season 8 of the show, he
    did say that his brain has already been "whirring" about what it
    could include. "Well, luckily it does have a future, so I can
    confirm that Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to
    catch up with it," said Brooker. "So, that's exciting. That chunk
    of my brain has already been activated and is whirring away."

    The series, which chronicles different stories usually set in
    near-future dystopian worlds, has been a massive hit ever since it
    premiered in the UK in 2011. In 2016, the series officially moved
    to Netflix and has only grown since then. The seventh season of the
    series, which premiered in April 2025, featured a stacked cast that
    included Awkwafina, Milanka Brooks, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin,
    Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida
    Jones, and more.

    The seventh season of the show also earned the show its first
    Golden Globe nominations, including nods for Best Television
    Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for
    Television, and Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti picked up
    nominations for their performances in the Season 7 episodes
    "Common People" and "Eulogy," respectively.a

    "It was a pleasant surprise and an honor," Brooker said of the news,
    before joking, "I mean, obviously, I don't experience human emotion,
    but as much as I can emulate it, I was pleased."a



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  • From moviePig@nobody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.sf.tv on Fri Jan 9 22:53:57 2026
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    On 1/9/2026 9:48 PM, Your Name wrote:


    -a-a Hit Netflix TV Show Renewed for Season 8
    -a-a ----------------------------------------
    -a-a One of Netflix's biggest TV shows has officially been renewed for
    -a-a an eighth season, bringing back one of the streamer's most popular
    -a-a shows for another year.

    -a-a What Netflix show is getting renewed for a Season 8?
    -a-a Black Mirror, the legendary sci-fi anthology series, is coming
    -a-a back for Season 8. The news was confirmed by Charlie Brooker, the
    -a-a show's creator, on Netflix's Tudum website. In a statement on the
    -a-a move, Brooker said that the show is back and hopes to be better
    -a-a than ever.

    -a-a "Black Mirror will return, and hopefully it'll be more Black
    -a-a Mirror than ever," creator Charlie Brooker said. "It was a pleasant
    -a-a surprise and an honor."

    -a-a While Brooker didn't reveal anything about Season 8 of the show, he
    -a-a did say that his brain has already been "whirring" about what it
    -a-a could include. "Well, luckily it does have a future, so I can
    -a-a confirm that Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to
    -a-a catch up with it," said Brooker. "So, that's exciting. That chunk
    -a-a of my brain has already been activated and is whirring away."

    -a-a The series, which chronicles different stories usually set in
    -a-a near-future dystopian worlds, has been a massive hit ever since it
    -a-a premiered in the UK in 2011. In 2016, the series officially moved
    -a-a to Netflix and has only grown since then. The seventh season of the
    -a-a series, which premiered in April 2025, featured a stacked cast that
    -a-a included Awkwafina, Milanka Brooks, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin,
    -a-a Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida
    -a-a Jones, and more.

    -a-a The seventh season of the show also earned the show its first
    -a-a Golden Globe nominations, including nods for Best Television
    -a-a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for
    -a-a Television, and Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti picked up
    -a-a nominations for their performances in the Season 7 episodes
    -a-a "Common People" and "Eulogy," respectively.

    -a-a "It was a pleasant surprise and an honor," Brooker said of the news,
    -a-a before joking, "I mean, obviously, I don't experience human emotion,
    -a-a but as much as I can emulate it, I was pleased."


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2082225-hit-netflix-tv-show-renewed- for-season-8>

    Unlike with most celebs' actual lives, I envy Brooker this moment.


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