{"id":1975030,"date":"2025-08-22T19:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975030"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:22:21","slug":"black-mirror-was-better-without-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/black-mirror-was-better-without-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mirror \u2018was better without Americans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Black Mirror fans preferred the series when it \u201cdidn\u2019t have Americans in it\u201d, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/2023\/06\/16\/charlie-brooker-interview-ai-black-mirror-series-six\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie Brooker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Charlie Brooker<\/a>, its creator, has claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The dark satirical show first aired in 2011 on Channel 4 but moved to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/0\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Netflix<\/a> in 2016, when US cast members such as Bryce Dallas Howard, Jesse Plemons and Cristin Milioti were introduced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bryce Dallas Howard played a socially anxious young woman in a sardonic commentary on how social media amplifies and profits from our insecurities<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked at the Edinburgh TV Festival whether he writes with an audience in mind, Brooker, 54, said: \u201cI think if you think too much about the audience, you go a bit mad. It gets in the way, I think because you feel like you\u2019re faking it somehow or you\u2019re forcing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSometimes I\u2019ve written things that are in a different kind of tone. One of the first times I did that was when&#8230; all the episodes had been, every episode had been bleak and horrible and had a bleak, horrible ending, and then the show was going to Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAlso, sometimes people say to me, \u2018I prefer it when it didn\u2019t have Americans in it and everyone had bad teeth, and then it ended, and the worst thing ever happened to them, and then they died. Can you do that please?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd Netflix never said, \u2018Could you make this a bit more jolly and American?\u2019 I was just thinking, if I just did nothing but down endings, a) that\u2019s really predictable and b) I\u2019ll get very bored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo the first episode I wrote for Netflix was called San Junipero. It was an upbeat ending, an upbeat tone. And I think that one, I suppose it was writing for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was about to say, \u2018Was that something I would have naturally gone to? Was I thinking about the audience?\u2019 Actually, no I wasn\u2019t. I was sort of experimenting and thinking, \u2018Can I write an optimistic story. What happens if I do that?\u2019 It was terrifying. It was one of our most popular ever that we\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jesse Plemons\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WG4CyhPtSoIichJTr35Ekw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_telegraph_258\/ec3b9d3fab93878230ec7e1772f1d0c1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jesse Plemons starred in Black Mirror\u2019s shameless tribute to Star Trek<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/2025\/04\/10\/black-mirror-netflix-season-7-review-charlie-brooker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:latest series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">latest series<\/a> of Black Mirror, released in April, had a cast including Issa Rae, Chris O\u2019Dowd, Will Poulter, Emma Corrin, Rashida Jones and Dame Harriet Walter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/customer\/subscribe\/01doysa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Mirror fans preferred the series when it \u201cdidn\u2019t have Americans in it\u201d, Charlie Brooker, its creator, has claimed. 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