Black Mirror
The National Anthem
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2011-12-04
Synopsis
Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Black Mirror opens its catalog run with “The National Anthem” (2011-12-04). Anthology as modern Twilight Zone for the feed era. Bandersnatch meta, star bookings, and 'this aged too fast' takes.
In the series
This episode is part of Black Mirror (2011–present) on Channel 4/Netflix.
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Key cast
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Lacie Pound (Nosedive)
- Daniel Kaluuya as Bing (Fifteen Million Merits)
- Hayley Atwell as Martha (Be Right Back)
- Jon Hamm as Matt Trent (White Christmas)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Kelly (San Junipero)
- Jesse Plemons as Robert Daly (USS Callister)