Few series are more irregular (in many ways) and at the same time as interesting as Black Mirror. irregular in terms of episodes, among which we find undoubted gems, but also some filler, and irregular in terms of periodicity, since four years have passed between the premiere of the fifth and sixth seasons, while on this occasion it will be two. Of course, this time what we experienced with the last one released so far is repeated, namely that it was announced a year before.

It’s about Black Mirror, and apart from the announcement well in advance, as could be deduced, almost no information about it has been revealed. We only have tweet from the series’ official account in which they confirm this There will be a seventh season consisting of six episodes and will be released in 2025. Although, well, there’s actually one more detail, and it’s an important one, but it might be overlooked by many if it wasn’t the second tweetthis one from the official Netflix account, with the following text:

«Six new stories, but one looks a little familiar. Black Mirror returns in 2025.»

Obviously, this led many people to scrutinize the video shown in both tweets for any sign that might help them understand what they were talking about. And yes, the sign is there, and it’s also quite evident:

You’ve probably already guessed that, but if you haven’t, the image represents each of the six episodes that will make up Black Mirror’s seventh season, and as you can see, they’re all matched with the series’ classic loading animation. , all but the third. And what is displayed in this position? Well It is nothing more than a Starfleet pictograph, of which the USS Callister is a partthe ship that gave its title to the first episode of the fourth season.

So they tell us that in a way we will return to this simulation in the video game, in which the heroes command a spaceship in a universe inspired by classic series such as Star Trek. And it’s very interesting that this particular episode was chosen because it’s also an anomaly within the series, both for its approach, with much more room for humor than usual, and because it’s one of the few that doesn’t bother you . After watching them, they leave a particularly bitter taste in the mouth. There is a fair amount of consensus that this is the best episode of its season.

Now, of course, the big question is whether Charlie Brooker, the creator of the series, will be able to restore it to the luster of its beginnings, from the last seasons, and some notable episodes such as Joan is Terrible, were not up to the level of gems we found in the early seasons, with plots as forgettable as Mazey Day. Will he get it? We’ll have to wait a year for that, but as an absolute fan of the first seasons, I’ve already started crossing my fingers.