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Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 1 USS Callister

Play trailer Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 1 USS Callister Aired Dec 29, 2017 Sci-Fi Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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By day, Robert Daly is the CTO of a tech-entertainment company, but by night he is in his own private cinematic universe -- based on a TV show he watched as a child -- as the commander of a starship exploring new worlds.
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Black Mirror — Season 4, Episode 1

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A masterful blend of science fiction and horror that explores the consequences of fantasy run amuck, "USS Callister" is as topical as it is terrifying.

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Charlie Brooker

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Toby Haynes

Director

Jesse Plemons

Robert Daly

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Nanette Cole

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Jackie Strause The Hollywood Reporter Oct 3, 2018
Cinematic feats and Easter eggs aside, the 74-minute sci-fi story is bound to be received similarly to "San Junipero," as its theme of reclaiming power under tyranny is a relevant message to be sending before 2017 comes to a close. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx Aug 21, 2018
At times, it's horrifying in its portrayal of toxic masculinity given godhood, at others incredibly fun, and in many moments, both at once. Go to Full Review Willa Paskin Slate Aug 21, 2018
It's a provocation to bad fans (of which Black Mirror may have a few)-a male fantasy that gets disrupted by women and people of color-that is also very funny, very well-plotted, and questions and celebrates its Trekkian source material with great wit. Go to Full Review Pradeep Menon Firstpost Oct 18, 2023
There are also greater existential questions it asks. What is love, and is it really so hard to find a companion? What drives the episode, really, are the two lead characters... Go to Full Review Mallory Rubin The Ringer Jul 18, 2023
Both an ode to the space opera that inspires its Trekian aesthetic and a warning about the horrors that await when people build digital doll houses for their worst impulses... Go to Full Review Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth Aug 5, 2020
Overall, it was one of the strongest episodes of the season and a testament to the stellar writing of the series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis By day, Robert Daly is the CTO of a tech-entertainment company, but by night he is in his own private cinematic universe -- based on a TV show he watched as a child -- as the commander of a starship exploring new worlds.
Director
Toby Haynes
Creator
Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer
William Bridges, Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter
William Bridges, Charlie Brooker
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Dec 29, 2017
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