The Worst Episodes of Black Mirror
Every episode of Black Mirror ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Black Mirror!
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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Black Mirror" is "Mazey Day", rated 5.3/10 from 26443 user votes. It was directed by Uta Briesewitz and written by Charlie Brooker. "Mazey Day" aired on 6/15/2023 and is rated 0.8 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too".
5.3/10 26,443 votes#1 - Mazey Day
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2023
A troubled Hollywood starlet goes to great lengths to escape packs of invasive paparazzi as she deals with the aftermath of a hit-and-run.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.1/10 42,724 votes#2 - Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 6/5/2019
A lonely teen becomes obsessed with a robot doll based on her pop star idol, Ashley O - just as the real Ashley's life begins to unravel.
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.6/10 45,370 votes#3 - The Waldo Moment
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2013
A failed comedian who voices a popular cartoon bear named Waldo finds himself mixing in politics when TV executives want Waldo to run for office.
Director: Bryn Higgins
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.6/10 42,530 votes#4 - Metalhead
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2017
At an abandoned warehouse, scavengers searching for supplies encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their lives through a bleak wasteland.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.7/10 22,930 votes#5 - Demon 79
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 6/15/2023
Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant discovers she must commit terrible acts to prevent an imminent disaster.
Director: Toby Haynes
Writer: Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali
6.8/10 46,761 votes#6 - Striking Vipers
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2019
When old college friends Danny and Karl reconnect in a VR version of their favorite video game, the late-night sessions yield an unexpected discovery.
Director: Owen Harris
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.3/10 47,245 votes#7 - Arkangel
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/29/2017
Worried about her daughter's safety, single mom Marie signs up for a cutting-edge device that monitors the girl's whereabouts.
Director: Jodie Foster
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.3/10 44,683 votes#8 - Crocodile
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/29/2017
Architect Mia scrambles to keep a dark secret under wraps, while insurance investigator Shazia harvests people's memories of a nearby accident scene.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.3/10 33,256 votes#9 - Loch Henry
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2023
While filming a nature documentary in a sleepy Scottish town, a young couple catches wind of a juicy local story with ties to shocking past events.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.4/10 39,119 votes#10 - Joan Is Awful
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2023
An average woman discovers a global streaming service has adapted her daily life — and her secrets — into a drama starring A-list actress Salma Hayek.
Director: Ally Pankiw
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.4/10 33,707 votes#11 - Beyond the Sea
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2023
In an alternative 1969, two astronauts on a perilous high-tech space mission grapple with the fallout of an unfathomable tragedy back on Earth.
Director: John Crowley
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.5/10 42,470 votes#12 - Men Against Fire
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2016
After his first battle with an elusive enemy, a soldier begins experiencing unfamiliar sensations and strange technical glitches.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.5/10 42,442 votes#13 - Smithereens
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2019
A London rideshare driver ignites an international crisis when he kidnaps a worker from a social media company.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.6/10 64,022 votes#14 - The National Anthem
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2011
Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
Director: Otto Bathurst
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.0/10 64,100 votes#15 - Fifteen Million Merits
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2011
In a world where people’s lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.
Director: Euros Lyn
Writer: Konnie Huq, Charlie Brooker
8.0/10 54,293 votes#16 - Be Right Back
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2013
After learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely, grieving Martha reconnects with her late lover.
Director: Owen Harris
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.0/10 55,077 votes#17 - White Bear
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2013
Victoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her.
Director: Carl Tibbetts
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.0/10 54,706 votes#18 - Playtest
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2016
An American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, only to discover the thrills are a little too real.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.3/10 65,541 votes#19 - Nosedive
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2016
A woman desperate to boost her social media score hits the jackpot when she's invited to a swanky wedding. But the trip doesn't go as planned.
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 61,023 votes#20 - USS Callister
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2017
Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage, but a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what it seems.
Director: Toby Haynes
Writer: Charlie Brooker, William Bridges
8.4/10 58,020 votes#21 - Shut Up and Dance
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2016
After a virus infects his laptop, a teen faces a daunting choice: carry out orders delivered by text message, or risk having intimate secrets exposed.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: Charlie Brooker, William Bridges
8.4/10 49,063 votes#22 - Hated in the Nation
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2016
The death of a journalist at the center of a social media firestorm leads a veteran detective and her tech-savvy apprentice to a chilling discovery.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.5/10 66,141 votes#23 - The Entire History of You
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/18/2011
In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything humans do, see and hear.
Director: Brian Welsh
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
8.5/10 68,236 votes#24 - San Junipero
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2016
In a seaside town in 1987, a shy young woman and an outgoing party girl strike up a powerful bond that seems to defy the laws of space and time.
Director: Owen Harris
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.6/10 51,439 votes#25 - Black Museum
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2017
On a dusty stretch of highway, a traveler stumbles across a museum that boasts rare artifacts -- and a disturbing main attraction.
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Charlie Brooker