Black Mirror is back for its seventh season, and its return couldn’t be more relevant. It has always been a mirror to society, reflecting the complex relationship people have with technology and how it shapes humanity. With time, it has grown only more complex. Many people perceive the show as anti-technology, which it is not, nor does it predict a future filled with dystopian nightmares.

The show’s creator Charlie Brooker explains that the real intention of the show is to invite its viewers to consider the unintended consequences of its own innovations, exploring the darker sides of modern obsessions and desires and, ultimately, human nature.

Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror set | Credits: Michael Wharley/Netflix

Each episode in the show asks tough questions about how much people let technology control them and how they balance progress with ethics. From the way people nowadays interact with social media to the growing dependence on AI,...