Season 7 of Netflix's creepy anthology about technology gone wild, "Black Mirror," will return in 2025 with six new episodes, it was announced as part of Netflix's "Next on Netflix" event in London this week

Netflix announced that the new season will return in 2025 with six new episodes

Netflix remained tight-lipped about details, but confirmed that the new season will include a sequel to one of the show's most famous episodes: season 4's "USS Callister"

"USS Callister Returns Robert Daley is dead, but for the crew of the USS Callister, their problems are just beginning," Netflix said in the teaser

While "Black Mirror" is full of fan-favorite episodes (one of the reasons it topped Netflix's list of best shows), "USS Callister" is particularly memorable as a nightmarish twist on a sci-fi classic like "Star Trek" The episode follows Robert Daley (Jesse Plemons), a reclusive programmer who is the developer of a popular massively multiplayer online game Frustrated by his lack of recognition, he creates a mod based on his favorite TV show "Starfleet" and serves as captain of the USS Calister, a starship crewed by digital clones created from the DNA of his colleagues in the game Things take a turn when new recruit Nanette Cole (Christine Milioti) joins the crew, gains self-awareness, and leads the crew to turn against the captain

"USS Callister" was written by series creators Charlie Brooker and William Bridges and directed by Toby Haynes After its debut in 2017, it won multiple Emmy Awards, including the Oustanding Television Movie Award The film has won Brooker, Jessica Rhodes, and Annabel Jones will return as executive producers for the new season, Netflix announced

"Black Mirror" Season 6 opened in 2023 with five new episodes These included hits such as "Loch Henry," inspired by true crime, and "Joan is Awful," a modern take on "The Truman Show" with the show's signature biting social commentary Season 7 hopes to tackle similar themes about the impact of social media, AI, virtual reality, and the creepy ways in which technology can go sideways