Why the Callister Spin-Off Black Mirror series never happened

Recently, the 7th Black Mirror season arrived in Netflix, and this brought with it another batch of twisted sci-fi tales. Perhaps most importantly, he finally put the continued episode “USS Callister” from the 4th season, as many viewers have been waiting for a long time to see. This is definitely good news. But at one time there was a talk about making a whole series based on this episode. So, what happened? We finally have the answer.

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Talk about the “USS Callister” series first appeared in 2018With the director of the episode of Toby Hayns, explaining that he was talking about it. However, there have been several updates since then. In an interview with Hollywood reporterHaines, who returned to the director of the 7 seasonal episode “USS Callister: Infinity” suggested how Spin-off began to gather behind the scenes before he ended up:

“I talked about it as soon as we finished first. I said (creator) Charlie (Booker),” We made the best science fiction pilot for a show that does not exist. We made a pilot under cover, why don’t we just go right into the series? “And he said, ‘Oh, you know, people talked to me before the episodes rotating, and I never wanted to do it. But I and Louise Saton, who created this, continued to come up with ideas and punching Charlie.

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“I think they talked to me for the first time about making the” Callister “season when I was doing” Andor “. It was the first time he would be true,” he added. Really Haine was busy director of episodes of the “Star Wars” Andor for Disney+Which in itself became demanding work.

Despite the resistance of the Booker before the retreat, Haines and Satton were able to convince him that it was a good idea. It also makes sense considering this “Uss Callister” is often called one of the best episodes of “black mirror” to date. Speaking further, Haines explained that they were even more about the prospect when he returned to send a key episode in the sixth season of the show:

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“There was always a chat about it, and then, as soon as I finished (c),” “I returned to work with Charlie (at the moment)” Demon 79 “. It was a real pleasure to work with him in such a fantastic scenario.Season 7 Executive Producer) Jessica (Rhoades), which also put a rocket. “

The first thing that prevented the back is the COVD-19 pandemic in 2020, which largely closed Hollywood for most of the year. As Haines explained, further, These were double -leaked and wga hit 2023 This completely killed the chances of the back at all:

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“Suddenly, it looked as if it would be the next project, and it was seriously exciting. Then it was a strike of actors (2023) – so everything fell apart!

Really Season 7 “Black Mirror” includes continuation in the form “USS callister: infinity”. The fans may have had to wait more than seven years to see it, but it finally happened. Needless to expect whether to expect a personal opinion, but the episode sees that Nanett Christine Millioti occupies the central scene this time.

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“That’s when it became really exciting for me. One movie is a sequel. This is not a series, and it’s kind of exalted the whole thing in the perfect format for a sci-fi adventure,” Hayns added. “We could do on my own, I would like to say that a iconic sci-fi trilogy in the world” black mirror “. And what could be better? That’s so interesting. If we do another! I would do well in the trilogy.”

Yes, yes, despite the fact that we have not received a full series, Haines hopes to turn “USS callister” into a trilogy in the “Black Mirror” universe. And Haines admits to have high goals for the trilogy overall, even comparing “Star Wars: the empire goes back” and “Terminator 2” James Cameron: Court Day “, some of the best sequels made if -made:

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“It was our chance to make an” empire to hit back “or” aliens “or even” Terminator 2. “When we were going to return, how do we upgrade?

As of this spelling, the third entry in the “USS Callister” series is not confirmed. However, the “black mirror” still remains a hit for Netflix, so it doesn’t seem unlikely. Hopefully, it will not take seven more years.

“Black Mirror” is now on Netflix.