Subj : Charlie Brooker teases new Netflix show that contains blood and f To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Sep 11 2025 15:30:09 Charlie Brooker teases new Netflix show that contains blood and frowning and its not a new season of Black Mirror Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:17:47 +0000 Description: Black Mirror creator is developing a new four-part crime series for Netflix. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Netflix have announced a brand new show from Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is in production. Brooker has a long-standing partnership with the streamer dating back to his dystopian sci-fi anthologys move from Channel 4 to Netflix back in 2016, with the new show marking his second time producing non- Black Mirror content for the platform, following the Death to specials. The new four-part project is billed as a profoundly serious crime thriller following a tormented detective on a relentless mission to catch a ritualistic serial killer before they run out of victims with the action split between London, and the fictional northern English city of Bleakford. Im beyond thrilled to be saying these words for the press release, says Brooker Ive dreamt of providing a quote ever since I was a young foetus, and now here I am doing it. Id pinch myself, but like all of us, Im terrified that if I do that, I might wake up and discover 2025 has all been a magical dream. Please watch my show. I am begging you. Now, based on the synopsis and the creators sardonic statement in the press release, we wouldnt expect the same bleak, mostly serious vibe of Black Mirror here. Instead, wed expect something more akin to the Diane Morgan-fronted and Brooker-penned Cunk on series, played straight but displaying a wickedly leftfield sense of humour. While theres not a huge amount of casting details just yet, we do know that the show will be led by Paddy Considine, Geogina Campbell and Lena Heady. Considine is no stranger to cop comedy after his scene stealing turns in Hot Fuzz and Deep Cover , while Campbell excelled in the darkly funny Barbarian . Heady, meanwhile, had plenty of memorable moments of black comedy as Game of Thrones' acid tongued Cersei Lannister. Is the new show connected to A Touch of Cloth? A Touch of Cloth was released in 2012 (Image credit: Sky) If all of this sounds a little familiar, it may be because Brooker was behind a similar cop show satire for Sky in the mid-2010s. A Touch of Cloth starred genre mainstays John Hannah and Suranne Jones as troubled detectives investigating various heinous crimes throughout the shows three season run. Despite the third season ending with a trailer for the fourth, Hannah confirmed in 2015 that the show had been canceled. While it certainly doesnt seem like Brookers new Netflix show is in any way a revival of Cloth , it very much sounds like a spiritual successor that should appeal to fans of the previous show, casting a similar satirical eye over crime drama trends. What does this mean for Black Mirror? Charlie Brooker says Black Mirrors future is "bleakly bright" (Image credit: Netflix ) For those worried what this new show may mean for Black Mirror , it sounds like theres still more in store for those looking for their dose of bleak and very occasionally uplifting technological prophesying, with Brooker confirming to The Hollywood Reporter that while hes working on his detective show at the moment, the future is looking bleakly bright for one of the best Netflix shows . While theres no confirmed release date for the upcoming four-parter, with both this and the promise of a return for Black Mirror , its looking like Netflix is set to be one of the best streaming services for Charlie Brooker fans. You might also like Unknown Number is the Netflix high-school catfish documentary you need to stream if you loved Trainwreck The Thursday Murder Club is the next Netflix movie you need to stream this weekend, and not just because of its stacked cast Confused by My Life with the Walter Boys season 2s end cliffhanger? Heres what it could mean for season 3 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/streaming/netflix/charlie-brooker-teases-new-netflix -show-that-contains-blood-and-frowning-and-its-not-a-new-season-of-black-mirro r --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .