Metalhead (If it’s in the universe, it has to be far out in the future) This episode has tech from White Bear and Hated in the Nation.) Daley doesn’t treat them like they do, but would he care about the law?)īlack Museum (This episode definitely occurs after White Christmas, because cookies have been granted human rights, which they did not have at the time of White Christmas. USS Callister (Cookies are made far more easily than in White Christmas, but it’s not known if they have rights yet. The episode also has to happen after White Christmas because cookies were granted rights by the time Hated in the Nation occurred, which they didn’t have during White Christmas.)
It also has tech featured in Black Museum. Hated in the Nation: (This has to happen sometime after White Bear, because the hashtags #DeathTo Victoria Skillane and #FreetheWhiteBearOne are trending. This episode also has tech featured in Black Museum.) Her big punishment had to happen after her appeal is rejected. White Bear (This has to be after White Christmas, because Skillane’s appeal had just been rejected during WC. The episode is likely after Shut Up and Dance because Shut Up talks about her trial, while WC talks about her appeal) But despite the company’s existence, evidence points to WC predating White Bear.
White Christmas (A person in jail has the White Bear logo on his cell. Shut Up and Dance (Before or simultaneously to White Christmas, due to mention of “One Smart Cookie!” tech in an ad)įifteen Million Merits (This episode must be after Shut Up and Dance, because the Hot Shots reality show is just about to launch according to a newsticker on Shut Up and Dance) Nosedive (Takes place after The National Anthem, but unknown where else it falls in the timeline, except Prime Minister Callow is still alive) This is listed in order of earliest episode in the timeline to latest. Looking at some mentions of the Hot Shot reality show compared to mentions of White Bear and Victoria Skillane, along with the treatment of cookies, we can piece together a chronology below. Partial Timeline Based on Hot Shots Reality Show, Cookie Tech, and White Bear Mentions After that, we’ll make a “best guess” about how it all fits together into one big timeline. Scroll to the very last section to see the final timeline put together. First, we’re going to share the episode timelines that we can guess with the most assurance, based on Easter eggs specifically referencing other episodes and the state of technology. Brooker said: “It does … now seem to imply that it’s actually all a shared universe, which was the opposite of the answer I used to give to this question.” After looking at the Easter eggs mentioned in Heavy’s article here, we can begin piecing together a few possible timelines for the chronology of the episodes in Black Mirror. In an interview about Season 4, Charlie Brooker confirmed with Digital Spy that yes, Season 4 was going to provide compelling evidence that all the episodes are connected. This should only be read after you’ve seen all the episodes. WARNING: This post will have MAJOR spoilers for Season 4 and previous seasons, as we attempt to piece together a chronology based on Easter eggs and plot points.
Thanks to Season 4’s Black Museum episode, we now know this is definitely true. Yes, at least some Black Mirror episodes are taking place in the same universe, and we’re about to do our best to piece them all together. There has been a lot of speculation over the last few years that all (or at least some) of the Black Mirror episodes are actually taking place in the same universe, which means they should fit together into some kind of chronological order.