returned after a four-year break, and the new series opens with an episode entitled “Joan is terrible.” The title character is played by Annie Murphy, known from “Schitt’s Creek”. One day, Joan discovers that the global streaming service Streamberry is creating a series about her. Although Salma Hayek stars in the lead role, it’s not fun.
A clever promotional campaign for “Black Mirror 6”
Joan is horrified that the show, watched by millions, completely destroys her privacy, brings out personal secrets and exaggerates everything that it shouldn’t. as part of promoting his new series, he decided to allow viewers to generate a series poster that tells about their lives. For this purpose, he created a website for a fictitious platform that resembles the graphic design of Netflix.
Viewers at YouAreAwful.com can enter their name and add a photo, then enjoy the artwork. Here is an example:
Netflix / Black Mirror promotional campaign
It is worth mentioning a small catch – before generating the graphics, the participants of the game must check the box in which they confirm that they have read the regulations. And there is a point in which it is mentioned that the data provided to the website, such as: name, surname, IP address, photos, location, type of information system, etc. they can be used “in promotional campaigns” in various virtual media and not only – e.g. billboards. This is a reference to the plot of the episode. Joan, by registering on the Streamberry platform, marked a similar consent, which later could not do anything about the show so openly polluting her private life.
The cast of the episode includes, in addition to Salma Hayek and Annie Murphy, Ben Barnes, Himesh Patel, Michael Cera and Rob Delaney. Ally Pankow was responsible for directing. Interestingly, Salma Hayek admitted that she had serious doubts about taking part in the project. “There were a lot of shocking moments in the script,” she told Radio Times. “There was one in particular that I had to come to terms with that made me question if I really wanted to do this or would it get me in trouble – but she didn’t elaborate on which scene it was.” However, she added that this is a rare case of a production that will keep viewers in suspense almost until the very end. The series can be watched from June 15.
Source: Gazeta
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