Black Mirror

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Season 7
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2011
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23

Critic Reviews

  1. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Apr 9, 2025
    60
    As standalones, the six episodes aren’t bad – but as a collection, they’re a long way away from the Black Mirror that once shocked us into paying attention.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Brian Farvour
    Apr 11, 2025
    58
    It doesn’t seem shy in its thinly-veiled attempts to replicate what happened before, recycling story after story with an ever-present struggle to balance the humanity with the tech; the winner, in each instance, remains left to the viewer, and it’s in this that the divide between those who continue to support Brooker’s latest season and those who left the party long ago continues to stay put.
  3. Slashfilm
    Reviewed by: Chris Evangelista
    Apr 9, 2025
    50
    Despite some new twists and turns and serious star power via the very talented Milioti, "USS Callister: Into Infinity" never justifies returning to these characters, and the jokey conclusion feels particularly bland. And "bland" ultimately sums up "Black Mirror" season 7 as a whole.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: A.A. Dowd
    Apr 10, 2025
    40
    At least “Common People” has a point to make, however didactic. Too many of the stories this season settle for empty twists.
  6. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Nick Hilton
    Apr 9, 2025
    40
    Too many episodes rely on logic-straining mechanics, too few have the emotional sucker punch of “San Junipero” or “Be Right Back”. The horror too, of episodes like “Shut Up and Dance” or “White Christmas”, has given way to a repetitive fear of digital imprisonment. In short, this latest season of Black Mirror just doesn’t carry the same punch that it used to.