Plaything (Black Mirror)
| "Plaything" | |
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| Black Mirror episode | |
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| Episode no. | Series 7 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | David Slade |
| Written by | Charlie Brooker |
| Original air date | April 10, 2025 |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
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"Plaything" is the fourth episode in the seventh series of the British science fiction anthology television series Black Mirror. Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade, it premiered on Netflix on 10 April 2025, with the rest of series seven.
The story surrounds a former video game journalist who tells the story of how he came to commit a murder in the 1990s. The episode takes place in the same universe as the Black Mirror film Bandersnatch, featuring Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry reprising their Bandersnatch roles, though it is not a direct sequel.