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It's British Week here at Popverse, during which we're celebrating all the best that's come out of the UK's comics, literature, and of course, TV. So you can imagine how pleased we were to hear, on August 24, that one of the most renowned British TV shows is currently shooting its next chapter. Then again, I guess ww weren't exactly surprised: Black Mirror has a way of predicting the future.

That's right - Black Mirror's next season of harrowing, not-so-futuristic science-fiction tales is being filmed right now, according to the good folks at Variety. For anyone who's counting (and who isn't?) this will be Black Mirror's season 8, the fifth season to be a product of Netflix since the streamer starting producing episodes in 2016. 

Little to nothing is known about the upcoming season of the anthology series, however, one thing we can count on is that Black Mirror creator and frequent writer Charlie Brooker will once again be running the show, writing episodes alongside Ms. Marvel scribe Bisha K.Ali. Although Variety does confirm that the episodes are in production right now, this confirmation does not include a Black Mirror season 8 release date, currently unknown as of this writing.

Still, there's plenty of Black Mirror out there for those impatient. Black Mirror seasons 1-7 are streaming right now on Netflix, and as you might guess, we're going to be talking about the show quite a bit for Popverse's British Week. Keep an eye on your phones (but maybe not too closely) in the coming days for more. 

Explore Netflix's bleakest visions of the future via Popverse's Black Mirror watch order.