Netflix Reveals Charlie Brooker's Blackmere, Adds Rory Kinnear
Charlie Brooker's next Netflix series is called Blackmere.
Netflix confirmed the title at its UK upfronts in London on 24 September, an annual showcase where broadcasters and streamers lay out forthcoming programmes for advertisers and press. The presentation included first-look images and fresh casting news, with Rory Kinnear joining the ensemble, as reported by Variety.
Paddy Considine leads the four-part series as tormented Detective John Blackmere. He stars alongside Georgina Campbell, Lena Headey and Kinnear. The four names make up the central cast announced so far. All four episodes are scheduled for release in early 2027.
The story begins outside the capital. Blackmere leaves the town of Bleakford and heads for London. His mission is personal. He wants to avenge his partner's death and catch a ritualistic serial killer operating in the city.
Netflix describes the show as an "absurd comedy disguised as an incredibly serious crime thriller". That description sets the shape of the series. The investigation plays out with the weight of a straight crime drama. The jokes sit inside that serious frame.
Brooker created and wrote Blackmere, meaning the idea and the scripts originate with him. He is joined by co-writers Ben Caudell, Jason Hazeley, Emer Kenny, Daniel Maier and Joel Morris. Victoria Asare Archer contributes additional material. The larger team reflects a writers' room model, where several writers develop episodes together.
Brooker also executive produces the series, meaning he supervises creative decisions through production. He does so alongside Jessica Rhoades and Annabel Jones. Mark Kinsella serves as co-executive producer and Richard Webb as producer, roles that cover senior editorial support and day-to-day management of the shoot. Al Campbell directs the series across all four parts.
The project was first announced as the "Untitled Charlie Brooker Project", with no title or plot made public. It now arrives with a name, a premise and a locked lead cast. Separately, Brooker's anthology series Black Mirror will return to Netflix for an eighth season. That new season started production in summer 2026, as reported by Variety.
For viewers, this means two Brooker projects moving at once. One extends a familiar anthology. The other starts fresh with a closed four-part story that either resolves or it does not.
