In the past, Brooker and his Black Mirror co-producer Annabelle Jones have admitted that Black Mirror's popularity would be an honor through and through... if it weren't for what it says about society and civilization (via The NewStatesman).
"It's flattering that [Black Mirror] has entered the lexicon," Jones said. "Well, that's usually flattering. At the same time, it's a bit depressing."
That the show can be so on-the-nose means right now may not be the best time for more Black Mirror. But just because Brooker is taking a break from writing the popular series doesn't mean fans should relinquish hopes of any more new episodes. During a round of interviews leading up to season 5, Brooker and Jones wouldn't confirm if another season had been ordered. However, the two did express interest in another season, with Jones telling The NewStatesman that "it would be nice to do more, as there are certainly more ideas."
The Black Mirror co-producers were also open to more chapters like the game-changing interactive feature-length film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (via DigitalSpy). Between its multiple endings and choose-your-own-adventure narrative style that put viewers directly in control, the darkly meta addition to one of TV's most popular shows took small-screen entertainment to a whole new level.
"I don't think there's anything to stop us... we could do one-offs, we could do an ongoing story, we could do spin-offs," Brooker said.
While some might be fretting over the wait for Black Mirror season 6, the anthology's seasoned fans know longer gaps between new material isn't that out of the ordinary. After debuting in 2011, the second season of Black Mirror wouldn't release until two years later, with subsequent seasons mostly following the same pattern. In times like these, it might be nice not to have to think so much about that terrifyingly distracting technology around us.
