Black Mirror-esque en · ADJ
Etymology
From Black Mirror + -esque.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of Black Mirror, a British anthology television series depicting dystopian futures featuring advanced technology.
The fan community on Reddit, for example, is mainly centred on episode discussions and speculation on the technologies that are featured on the show or technologies that exist and seem Black Mirror'''-esque.
2024, Ashumi Shah, The Mediaverse and Speculative Fiction Television: Understanding Speculative TV Fandoms, Wiesbaden, Germany: VS Springer, →ISBN, page 231:He describes Scott’s “godfather-ly” presence, needing “ramen and a hot bath” after a long day of shooting on the practical effect-heavy set and the Black Mirror'''-esque dread that pits the threats of an extraterrestrial past and technological future against each other: […]
2025 August 11, Lily Ford, “Alex Lawther Talks ‘Alien: Earth,’ a “Godfather-ly” Ridley Scott and ‘Black Mirror’-Esque Dread: “What’s Scarier: Xenomorphs or Trillionaires?””, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, C.A.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:[See title]
2020 October 5, Adrian Horton, “Soulmates review: Black Mirror-esque series is intriguing but hollow”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Black Mirror-esque | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Black Mirror-esque | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| Black Mirroresque | alternative, rare | lexicographic |