“Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker wants people to stop linking his Netflix sci-fi show to the Apple TV+ series “Severance.” Even though both shows have entertained fans over multiple seasons, Brooker said he knows he’ll feel “jealous” of “Severance” when he finally gets around to watching it.
There’s certainly a show I haven’t watched that’s made me jealous. People keep telling me to watch ‘Severance,’ and I haven’t let myself do it because they also say to me, ‘Oh, you’ll love it. It’s a bit “Black Mirror”-y, but it’s much better.’
Brooker told The Hollywood Reporter that audiences have made him wary of beginning the acclaimed series. It turns out, people can’t help but compare the two series.
“Severance” has just finished its second season, while “Black Mirror” returns with Season 7 on April 10. This new season has six episodes and features the first sequel, “USS Callister: Into Infinity.”
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Actors Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, and Jimmi Simpson are back in their roles from the 2017 episode “USS Callister.” Brooker hinted that “USS Callister: Into Infinity” might be the beginning of more sequel episodes in the future.
There’s a degree of freedom within the format. We’ve done a sequel for the first time this season. We’re now looking at old episodes and thinking, ‘How could you revisit that idea? As long as it’s interesting, I’m allowed to make it and people continue to fucking watch, I’d like to keep making the show.
Brooker said
Brooker also gave credit to Netflix for adding “tonal breaks” in how the episodes of the anthology series are arranged. For example, “USS Callister: Into Infinity” will be the final episode of Season 7.
He shared his thoughts from earlier seasons, saying that when they were working on the first season for Netflix, he thought “San Junipero” or “Playtest” should come first. However, Netflix chose “Nosedive” as the opener.
I felt like it was, I don’t know, quite gentle? About ten minutes in, she went, ‘Oh, my God. This is an absolute fucking nightmare.
he tested the episode by showing it to a friend, and said
In the end, he realized it was more accessible and the right pick.
But there’s an element to ordering these that’s like sequencing an album. You need tonal breaks.
Brooker added,
Source: Indiewire