Black Mirror
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People recommend it for sharp, unsettling near-future stories about social technology; the most common caveat is that some episodes are too disturbing or on the nose.
People recommend it for sharp, unsettling near-future stories about social technology; the most common caveat is that some episodes are too disturbing or on the nose.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 21
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 12 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 21 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 12 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Prescient look at social technology
“Black Mirror did an admirable job in its first season putting the pathologies of social technologies on display”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It” “it was a set of studies on the dangers of current and near technologies”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management” “Black Mirror has done an excellent job with these topics”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent” - Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management”
- Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Meta's ships facial recognition on smart glasses”
Unsettling, thought-provoking episodes
“the episode ending with this happening to the protagonist shook me to the core”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “it's so realistically absurd it's sad, hilarious and terrifying all at once”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions” “Love that episode. The relentlessness of those drones is terrifying.”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “How to Hide from Killer Drones” - Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “We Need to Die”
- Comment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety”
Consistently strong, compelling episodes
“black mirror is a breath of fresh air in that”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows” “Every one of BM's episodes is extremely good.”
Comment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety” “That's what makes Black Mirror so compelling.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas” - Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management”
Widely recommended and popular
“If you've not seen Common People Black Mirror episode I strongly recommend it.”
Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “Claude Opus 4.7 costs 20–30% more per session” “was another one that was really popular”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too bleak or disturbing
“had to nope out of it halfway through because it was making me sick to my stomach”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions” “I hate that show's premise because reality is depressing enough”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Black MirrorThis page | 21 | 2 | 91% | 12 | — | Approved |
What people said
21 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the episode ending with this happening to the protagonist shook me to the core”
“black mirror is a breath of fresh air in that”
“Love that episode. The relentlessness of those drones is terrifying.”
“Black Mirror was ahead of its time.”
“had to nope out of it halfway through because it was making me sick to my stomach”
“it's so realistically absurd it's sad, hilarious and terrifying all at once”
“Black Mirror did an admirable job in its first season putting the pathologies of social technologies on display”
“If you've not seen Common People Black Mirror episode I strongly recommend it.”
“Black Mirror has done an excellent job with these topics”
“Common People is utterly terrifying.”
“Every one of BM's episodes is extremely good.”
“As much I enjoyed Black Mirror”
“The rest were quite on point.”
“found it a bit on the nose”
“it was a set of studies on the dangers of current and near technologies”
“Black Mirror continues to be a 5-7yr leading indicator”
“a lot of Black Mirror got me really stretching my imagination”
“was another one that was really popular”
“black mirror pre-netflix vs post netflix”
“I hate that show's premise because reality is depressing enough”
“That's what makes Black Mirror so compelling.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.