Although it has yet to be announced by Netflix,Black Mirrorseason 8 looks like it has a great chance of being greenlit after season 7’s impressive viewership numbers.Black Mirrorseason 7 was released on July 20, 2025, and consists of six new installments with dystopian fears and technological cautions.
Black Mirrorseason 7 did very well for Netflix, with188.4 million hours viewed and over 30 million total views. These numbers highlight that the celebrated sci-fi anthology series is still a real draw for Netflix even after so many years, after debuting back in 2011, which makes an eighth season feel like a near guarantee.
Black Mirror Season 7’s Success Is Good News For Season 8
Netflix Still Hasn’t Officially Announced An 8th Season
Black Mirrorseason 7 ranked just outside the top 25 of Netflix’s most viewed original series from January to June 2025. At number 26, it beat outRansom Canyonseason 1 (#28), which was just ordered for a second season, as well asThe Eternautseason 1 (#29) andThe Recruitseason 2 (#34), the latter of which was notably canceled soon after its late January release.
As one of Netflix’s longest-running flagship series,Black Mirrorhas been somewhat hit or miss after 2017’s Emmy-winning season 4.Black Mirrorseason 7 was certainly boosted by the fan-favorite “USS Callister” sequel episode as well as one of the most moving and inventive episodes in the entire series, “Eulogy”, starring Emmy winner Paul Giamatti.
Many have consideredBlack Mirrorto be a modern-day version ofThe Twilight Zone, one of the greatest sci-fi TV series ever made. Black Mirror currently only has 33 episodes compared to The Twilight Zone’s massive slate of 156 episodes, but by comparison,The Twilight Zoneonly ran for five seasons.
The strong viewership numbers should be a positive sign forBlack Mirrorseason 8’s chances.New seasons ofBlack Mirrorare typically released every two years, so while there’s no rush, it would be reassuring if Netflix would just orderBlack Mirrorseason 8already.
Black Mirror Season 7 Was A Return To Form That Season 8 Must Sustain
Black Mirror Season 7 Was The Best Since The Award-Winning Season 4
The quality of most ofBlack Mirrorseason 7’s episodes has returned the celebrated sci-fi series to form. The weaker critical reception ofBlack Mirrorseasons 4 and 5 struck anxieties about whether the beloved Netflix series would continue, butseason 7’s impressive outing reminded viewers how great the series can be.
A series likeBlack Mirrorcould easily run for 10 seasons or beyond at this point, especially as the line between fiction and reality in the modern tech space is eerily continuing to blur.
A series likeBlack Mirrorcould easily run for 10 seasons or beyond at this point, especially as the line between fiction and reality in the modern tech space is eerily continuing to blur. Netflix has caused plenty of uproar for canceling celebrated seasons prematurely, but discontinuingBlack Mirrorwould be the worst of them all.
