Black Mirror Season 8 Returns in 2025: Brooker on Golden Globes and Emulating Emotion

Netflix’s 'Black Mirror' returns for an eighth season in 2025, continuing its tradition of dystopian narratives that reflect contemporary technological anxieties.

The series, which received three Golden Globe nominations during its 2024-2025 run, will feature Charlie Brooker’s meta-commentary on human emotion and machine-like storytelling.

Brooker, the show’s creator, described his reaction to the Golden Globe recognition as “a pleasant surprise and an honor” while noting, “Obviously, I don’t experience human emotion, but as much as I can emulate it, I was pleased.” This phrasing aligns with the series’ recurring theme of artificial intelligence and emotional simulation, as seen in episodes like USS Callister: Into Infinity and Eulogy.

The series has won nine Emmys since 2017, with Season 7 highlighting its tonal range through contrasting narratives.

Brooker compared the creative process to arranging song tracks for balance, stating, “We’ll find out. It’s very unlikely you’ll ever see a 'Black Mirror' hoedown.” This approach underscores the show’s deliberate avoidance of overt optimism in its speculative fiction.