‘Black Mirror’ Sequel “USS Callister: Into Infinity” Was Initially a Series. Now It May Be a Trilogy
[This story contains spoilers from Black Mirror season seven sequel “USS Callister: Into Infinity.”]
After the first “USS Callister” released with the fourth season of Black Mirror in late 2017, director Toby Haynes told creator Charlie Brooker they had just made the best pilot for a space series. Brooker was initially hesitant to discuss spinoff potential for the extended 90-minute saga (which went on to win four Emmys), but it wasn’t long before the future of “Callister” began to look bright.
“They first talked to me about doing a season of ‘Callister’ back when I was doing Andor,” Haynes tells The Hollywood Reporter of the yearslong journey to bring “Callister” back to Netflix screens. Brooker initially shared with Haynes ideas for a “Callister” series, but after the Hollywood strikes in 2023 derailed production plans, Brooker and executive producer Jessica Rhoades quite literally aligned the planets of their star-studded ensemble and tranformed their follow-up into another 90-minute feature,...
After the first “USS Callister” released with the fourth season of Black Mirror in late 2017, director Toby Haynes told creator Charlie Brooker they had just made the best pilot for a space series. Brooker was initially hesitant to discuss spinoff potential for the extended 90-minute saga (which went on to win four Emmys), but it wasn’t long before the future of “Callister” began to look bright.
“They first talked to me about doing a season of ‘Callister’ back when I was doing Andor,” Haynes tells The Hollywood Reporter of the yearslong journey to bring “Callister” back to Netflix screens. Brooker initially shared with Haynes ideas for a “Callister” series, but after the Hollywood strikes in 2023 derailed production plans, Brooker and executive producer Jessica Rhoades quite literally aligned the planets of their star-studded ensemble and tranformed their follow-up into another 90-minute feature,...
- 4/14/2025
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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