Black Mirror: Bandersnatch might be the most ambitious Black Mirror project to date, but it comes at a cost. Production on Netflix?s interactive sci-fi film was so involved that Black Mirror?s producers had to delay show?s upcoming fifth season.
Producer Annabel Jones confirmed the delay in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Netflix currently lists a 2019 premiere date for Black Mirror season 5, but neither Jones, series creator Charlie Brooker, nor the streaming service has offered any more details.
With five official endings (each of which comes in a few different iterations) and thousands of possible story permutations, Bandersnatch ?is like taking a whole Black Mirror season with the different genres and experiences, and putting them into one film,? Jones said. The movie-game hybrid, which lets players decide how its story will unfold choose-your-own-adventure style, took as long to produce as a full Black Mirror season, too. According to The New York Times, Bandersnatch consumed all of Brooker and Jones? energy for a full year.