A couple weeks back, Netflix confirmed that Black Mirror would be returning to the platform with Season 6 in June, and now, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have a rundown of what each episode will be about.

Season 6 will include 5 new episodes, which are described as follows:

“Joan is Awful” – The story of an average woman who is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life, in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek. In addition to Hayek, the episode stars Annie Murphy, Michael Cera, Rob Delaney, Ben Barnes, and Himesh Patel. The episode’s directed by Ally Pankiw.

“Loch Henry” – A young couple travels to a sleepy Scottish town to work on a genteel nature documentary but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events from the past. It stars Samuel Blenkin, Myha’la Herrold, Daniel Portman, John Hannah, and Monica Dolan. The episode was directed by Sam Miller.

“Beyond the Sea” – Taking place in an alternate 1969, where two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy. it stars Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Auden Thornton, and Rory Culkin. The episode was directed by John Crowley.

“Mazey Day” – A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident. It stars Zazie Beetz, Clara Rugaard, and Danny Ramirez. The episode was directed by Uta Briesewitz.

“Demon 79” – Set in northern England in 1979, where a meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster. It stars Anjana Vasan, Paapa Essiedu, Katherine Rose Morley, and David Shields. This marks the only episode of the series that wasn’t solely written by series creator Charlie Brooker, as it was co-written by Ms. Marvel head writer Bisha K. Ali. It’s directed by Toby Haynes.

The Black Mirror Twitter account also shared this earlier:

wait until you see how this all unfolds. pic.twitter.com/YZTCqvjKG0

— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) May 11, 2023

So we’ve at least got some insight into what each episode will involve, and it all sounds like classic Black Mirror really. The only real bummer is that this season will only be 5 episodes long? Which is more episodes than Seasons 1, 2 and 5, to be fair, so maybe it’s not that bad.

Plus they probably needed to save some of the budget for all those A-listers they’ve got involved. Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, Josh Hartnett and Aaron Paul doing sci-fi? Sign us up!

For Charlie Brooker’s 13 funniest putdowns, click HERE. Classic material