The new movie looks to be a choose-your-own-nightmare.
Just ahead of Friday’s premiere of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a trailer for the new Netflix film has arrived, and it already looks like the biggest, most ambitious Black Mirror project to date.
Bandersnatch seems to be a precursor to the series’ upcoming fifth season. Reportedly boasting more than five hours of footage, it’s effectively a choose-your-own-adventure feature film, and part of Netflix’s recent foray into interactive television.
Netflix’s title page for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch describes it as “mind-bending, offbeat, and cerebral,” and the trailer certainly teases all those elements. It manages to look head-trippy and futuristic despite its retro ‘80s setting — a first for the series, which has generally taken place in the near future. (Its simulated ‘80s episode, season three’s “ San Junipero,” won two Emmys, so it’s nice to see the show returning to the period.
