Shut Up and Dance
"Shut Up and Dance" is an episode of the television show Black Mirror. It is the third episode of the third series. The episode was first put on Netflix on 21 October 2016. The episode is about a teenage boy who has been caught by a hacker. The hacker blackmails the boy to go to places and commit crimes. The boy must later work with a man who is also being blackmailed. The episode was written by Charlie Brooker (creator of Black Mirror) and William Bridges. The boy is played by Alex Lawther and the man he works with is played by Jerome Flynn.[2] The story of the episode has been said by critics to be similar to another episode, "White Bear".[3][4]
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| Episode nos. | Series 3 Episodes 3 |
| Directed by | James Watkins |
| Written by | Charlie Brooker William Bridges |
| Featured music | "Exit Music (For a Film)" by Radiohead[1] |
References
- ↑ Brooker, Charlie. Inside Black Mirror (November 2018). New York City: Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 9781984823489.
- ↑ Framke, Caroline. Black Mirror season 3, episode 3: "Shut Up and Dance" reveals that the true source of hackers' power is shame. Vox (21 October 2016). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ Gilbert, Sophie (2 July 2019). "'Black Mirror' Is Back: 'Shut Up and Dance' Is a Horrifying Thriller". The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/black-mirror-season-three-review-shut-up-and-dance-netflix/504929/. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ Handlen, Zack. No one's watching the watchmen on a so-so Black Mirror'. The A.V. Club (23 October 2016). Retrieved 19 September 2021.