Black Mirror (2011)

Name: Black Mirror
Released: 2011
Rating: 8.4

TV-MA 8.4/10 IMDb

Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

Creator: Charlie Brooker

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Jump scares Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Stalking / harassmentGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySex traffickingSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 2 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentBody horrorJump scaresGun violenceTorture

Season 3 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Stalking / harassmentDeath of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBody horrorSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 4 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Car accidents / crashesKidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 5 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Forced institutionalizationGrief / bereavement (major focus)Car accidents / crashesGaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gun violence

Season 6 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Stalking / harassmentDeath of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBody horrorDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rape