Good news,Black Mirrorfans! Season three of the addictive and more-than-slightly disturbing series is poised to debut on Netflix in less than two months, but ahead of that release a pair of episodes are getting a splashy debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September. As a result, the very first images fromBlack MirrorSeason 3 have landed online, and they look mighty dynamic.
Indeed, TIFF will play host to the episode directed byAtonementandHannadirectorJoe Wright, as well as the episode helmed byOwen Harris, who was responsible for directing the emotionally devastating Season 2 episode “Be Right Back” starringHayley AtwellandDomhnall Gleeson.
Netflix opted to play host to 13 newBlack Mirrorepisodes from mastermindCharlie Booker, and they certainly did not skimp when it came to talent for the new season. Wright’s episode starsBryce Dallas HowardandAlice Eve, while Harris’ featuresHalt and Catch FirestarMackenzie DavisandBeyond the LightsbreakoutGugu Mbatha-Raw. Other episodes of the third season includeBoardwalk EmpireactressKelly Macdonaldand burgenoning newcomerWyatt Russell, as well as a video game-centric episode directed by10 Cloverfield LanehelmerDan Trachtenberg.
For now, though, the focus is on the episodes helmed by Wright and Harris, which are the only two we have images for at the moment. Harris’ episode serves as the first installment of Season 3 and is titled “San Junipero”. As we can see from the images the setting looks to be either the early 90s or sometime in the 80s, but as with all thingsBlack Mirror, the rest of the details are being kept secret.
Wright’s episode, meanwhile, is titled “Nosedive” and was actually scripted byRashida JonesandParks and Recreationcreator/showrunner andThe OfficeveteranMichael Schur. One might surmise that means there’s a comedic edge to it, but these images look particularly serious as everyone’s focused on the tiny cell phone screens in front of them. Again, plot details are nonexistent, but one promising nugget of information: Wright’s longtime cinematographerSeamus McGarvey—who also shotGodzillaandThe Avengers—served as the DP.
All episodes ofBlack MirrorSeason 3 debut on Netflix on October 21st.
