Netflix has delighted fans by dropping the highly-anticipated trailer for Black Mirror’s seventh season and announced it’s release date – and there’s not long to wait.

The dystopian sci-fi anthology series is returning to screens on April 10 with six electrifying new stories and an all-star cast. 

In the new trailer which was released on Thursday, fans got a glimpse of how each of the new stories could play out, without giving too much away.

And from ‘mind-expanding’ chips to AI and robots, it looks like the show will be returning to it’s technology storyline roots for the upcoming season. 

Series seven will also include a sequel to season four’s fan-favourite episode USS Callister, which sees a video game programmer invent a simulated reality where he’s captain of a spacecraft with his co-workers as his crew.

Writer Charlie Brooker told Netflix’s Tudum: ‘Fans of the show will recognize the cast of a certain spaceship from one of our episodes reappearing. We’ve done a sequel for the first time in history. 

Netflix has delighted fans by dropping the highly-anticipated trailer for Black Mirror ‘s seventh season and announced it’s release date – and there’s not long to wait

The dystopian sci-fi anthology series is returning to screens on April 10 with six electrifying new stories and an all-star cast

‘Normally, I kill off all the characters at the end of an episode, [but] I kept some of ’em alive. I’m growing as a human.’

Teasing at the other episodes, he added: ‘You can expect a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. 

‘Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.’ 

He added: ‘It’s back to basics in many ways. They’re all sci-fi stories — there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way. There’s definitely some disturbing content in it.’

New cast members announced today include Michele Austin, Ben Bailey Smith, Asim Chaudhry and Josh Finan.

James Nelson-Joyce, Jay Simpson, and Michael Workéyè will also have roles in the seventh instalment.

And to fans delight, Will Poulter will also reprise his role from the interactive film Bandersnatch.

They will join the extensive cast list that was announced back in September 2024 and includes a number of exciting new names.

Some of the actors leading the 2025 season of the show include a renowned Oscar-winning actor, an alumna of the blockbuster Barbie as well as a star of Netflix’s The Crown.

In the new trailer which was released on Thursday, fans got a glimpse of how each of the new stories could play out, without giving too much away

And from ‘mind-expanding’ chips to AI and robots , it looks like the show will be returning to it’s technology storyline roots for the upcoming season

Series seven will also include a sequel to season four’s fan-favourite episode USS Callister

The names from the USS Callister episode that appeared on the list include Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Milanka Brooks and Osy Ikhile returning for the upcoming season

Writer Charlie Brooker told Netflix’s Tudum : ‘Fans of the show will recognize the cast of a certain spaceship from one of our episodes reappearing’

President Barbie herself Issa Rae, 39, will also be joining the star-studded cast.

Teasing at the other episodes, he added: ‘You can expect a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length’

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The names from the USS Callister episode that appeared on the list include Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Milanka Brooks and Osy Ikhile returning for the upcoming season.

Joining them for the seventh season is Peter Capaldi, 66, who won an Oscar for his short film Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life.

Emma Corrin, 28, who portrayed Princess Diana in the fourth season of The Crown and won a Golden Globe for their role, will also be playing a part in the anthology series.

President Barbie herself Issa Rae, 39, will also be joining the star-studded cast.

Other notable and exciting names include Awkwafina, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Patsy Ferran from Firebrand will also be joining the cast.

Other silver screen stars included in the cast reveal include Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099) and Siena Kelly (Domino Day).

The cast also features Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories), Harriet Walter (Succession) and many more.

The first cast announcement was released last year via the Netflix anthology’s official X, formerly Twitter, account.

Joining them for the seventh season is Peter Capaldi, 66, who won an Oscar for his short film Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life

The first cast announcement was released last year via the Netflix anthology’s official X, formerly Twitter, account

He added: ‘It’s back to basics in many ways. They’re all sci-fi stories — there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way

The writer said: ‘There’s definitely some disturbing content in it’

The show appears to be returning to it’s sci-fi and technology roots

Some of the trailer was eerily sH๏τ in black and white

Some of the actors leading the 2025 season of the show include a renowned Oscar-winning actor, an alumna of the blockbuster Barbie as well as a star of Netflix’s The Crown

Taking to the YouTube trailer’s comments, fans have expressed their exctiement at the show’s imminent return

They quipped: ‘How did they just make six stories look like an entire seamless movie, I’m so happy they’re back’

The tweet included a cryptic ᴀsset referencing Tuckersoft, the gaming development company frequently mentioned in previous seasons and episodes.

‘TCKR_Confidential_NotForDistribution.mp4’ was written in the caption alongside a clip of computer codes and notable names flashing across a screen in a data dump.

Milioti, Magnussen, Simpson, Brooks and Ikhile will be returning for the follow-up to their season four space epic, the Emmy-winning USS Callister episode.

Rashida Jones, who penned the social media takedown Nosedive from season three, will also be returning but this time in front of the cameras.

Taking to the YouTube trailer’s comments, fans have expressed their exctiement at the show’s imminent return.

They quipped: ‘How did they just make six stories look like an entire seamless movie, I’m so happy they’re back.’

‘I am once again ready to be disturbed at how close this is to reality.’

‘This series should never end. New season every year.’

‘Omg I’m stoked that Will Poulter is back, loved his character!!’

‘A sequel to my favorite Ep of this entire show count me in.’

‘Finally something worth resubscribing to Netflix for.’ 

‘This looks great! It looks like they are putting the focus back on technology more!’

Black Mirror will return to Netflix on April 10