Peter Capaldi in the Black Mirror episode Plaything

Whether you’re into romance, period drama, sci-fi or just staring into space while you ponder how truly and hopelessly bleak almost every aspect of the modern world is, the new season of Black Mirror has got something for everyone.

Six new stand-alone episodes of the award-winning anthology series premiered on Netflix last week, boasting the starriest Black Mirror cast to date and winning near-unanimous praise from critics.

The new instalments have also proved popular with fans of the franchise, too, with Black Mirror having been hovering around the top of Netflix’s most-watched TV shows list since the new batch of episodes debuted.

But what about those of us who’ve already binged the six new episodes and are already excited for more…?

Will Black Mirror get a season 8?

The bad news is that, for the time being, Black Mirror has not yet been recommissioned for an eighth season.

However, the dystopian drama is one of Netflix’s most recognisable (and, indeed, profitable) brands, and given how well season seven has performed with both critics........

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