Black Mirror, the former UK darling which quickly found itself under Netflix’s burgeoning banner of productions has remained the true successor to classic anthology series likeThe Twilight Zone(which is a loss to Jordan Peele whose rebooted series may have the name but not half the oomph.) Deadline is reporting that Rory Culkin to be one of the upcoming stars of the series—the last season of which featured everyone from Anthony Mackey to Miley Cyrus—and it’s a great choice.
The sixth season of the Charlie Brooker production is currently underway, one of a handful of projects under his new shingle Broke & Bones, and fans have a lot to look forward to based on the casting announcements—and putting in one of the most genre-savvy members of the Culkin clan isn’t bad.
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Black Mirrorhas long held up a, well, mirror up to society’s obsession with current technology andsocial media trendsoffering everything from cyber-stalking run amok to obsessive use of technological implants to a black and white 1950s B-movie style horror story about those Boston Dynamics robot dogs being used to hunt human beings down in the future (that recent news stories have shown those dogs armed really confirms just how terrifyingly prescientBlack Mirroris and remains). It’s also been an actors’ showcase for a slew of stars-to-be and megastars already. Haley Atwell was in the series beforePeggy Carter cemented her in the MCUand Jon Hamm was on it at the height of hisMad Mensuccess.
It’s also made brilliant casting choice. The last season alone saw Anthony Mackey inverting his image shortly before he became the newCaptain Americato explore his sexuality while Miley Cyrus, known to most of her fans asHannah Montana, the music star with a double life, got to play a version of a mega music star with a horrible home life. Casting Rory Culkin (the younger brother of McCaulay and Kieran, currently onHBO’sSuccession) is a slick move considering this is the Culkinwho came up inSignsand recently was in aScreamsequel—when it comes to genre-ready chops he’s got them in spades.
Otherrecent casting announcementshave included Aaron Paul (who just recently reprised his role asBreaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman in the final episodes ofBetter Call Saul) and Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, The Joker) so Culkin will have a full bunch of cohorts to stand alongside. Other cast members announced include Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Danny Ramirez, Clara Rugaard, Auden Thornton, and Anjana Vasan. The 6th season has been reported as being longer than the 5th which saw only three episodes. As of now, there’s no release date forBlack Mirrorseason 6.
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