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Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 6 Hated in the Nation

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Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 6

Hated in the Nation

Aired Oct 21, 2016

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Drama

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In the near-future, a police detective in London works with a tech-savvy sidekick to investigate mysterious deaths linked to social media.

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"Hated in the Nation" concludes Black Mirror's third season on a strong note, effectively conveying the sometimes fatal consequences of online hate through a narrative that is morally complex and cinematically invigorating.

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Alan Sepinwall

Uproxx

08/18/2018

It felt a little too conventional as an episode of Black Mirror, even with the near-future tech and Twitter hate.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

08/17/2018

Hated in the Nation is blunt, but its target is diffuse... It's a depressing note to end Black Mirror on, but a fitting one -- a caution to its audience to never feel too high and mighty about your conduct online.

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Emily St. James

Vox

08/17/2018

Black Mirror is about seeing how far technology stretches human emotions. Hated in the Nation doesn't have to push nearly as far as you might expect to go from social media outrage cycle to literal swarms of insects killing people.

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Daniel Chin

The Ringer

07/18/2023

Black Mirror has always been able to tell its stories economically, but “Hated” showed that Brooker had more than enough ideas to fill up a feature-length runtime.

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Gina Carbone

CinemaBlend

06/10/2019

Like many of the best Black Mirror episodes, it holds people accountable for their behavior -- adding the bright-eyed angry mob of social media to the list of villains.

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Jacob Hall

Slashfilm

12/04/2018

So much of "Hated in the Nation" is smart and weird and fascinating that it's a shame the whole thing isn't just a little bit tighter.

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Synopsis

In the near-future, a police detective in London works with a tech-savvy sidekick to investigate mysterious deaths linked to social media.

Director: James Hawes
Creator: Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter: Charlie Brooker
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Oct 21, 2016

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