One Of Netflix's Biggest Shows Is Now Making Fun Of Netflix

Et tu, “Black Mirror”?

Netflix  (NFLX) – Get Free Report has been taking it on the chin lately. After close to a decade of seemingly unstoppable growth, the service took a major hit in subscribers numbers and stock value last year, and for the first time in its existence it seemed vulnerable, as the streaming market seems to be entering a contraction phase. All the while, Netflix has also been earning the displeasure of its customer base for cracking down on password sharing and for losing its back catalog and canceling too many shows.

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And now, one of Netflix’s biggest shows is taking a dig at the streaming service. That’s gotta sting.

The trailer for the upcoming sixth season of the anthology series “Black Mirror,” has been released, and it contains scenes from all five of the new episodes. But one episode in particular is turning heads. 

An episode titled “Joan Is Awful,” follows an ordinary woman (played by “Schitt’s Creek” star Annie Murphy) who is surprised to learn that a Netflix-like service called Streamberry has developed a prestige drama based on her life, and that she is being portrayed by none other than Salma Hayek Pinault.

Other actors slated to appear in the season include Michael Cera, Danny Ramirez, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Aaron Paul, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Delaney, Rory Culkin and Zazie Beetz.

Though the series is strongly associated with Netflix, it actually debuted in 2011 on the UK’s Channel 4. It immediately became a word-of-mouth internet hit and was heavily downloaded on BitTorrent in America, before Netflix licensed the series and commissioned new episodes. The series has been nominated for 14 Emmys and won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie for the episodes “San Junipero”, “USS Callister” and the interactive film “Bandersnatch.”

Created by former Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker, the anthology series revolves around the idea of how technological advances change society and reveal fundamental truths about human behavior. While some episodes are interested in comedy, and “San Junipero” was frequently called one of the best love stories of the ‘10s, Booker is keenly interested in satirizing the tech world, and is never afraid to go for the throat, so we’ll have to see just how much he savages his benefactor.