Black Mirror: Be Right Back
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"Black Mirror: Be Right Back" is a critically acclaimed episode of the dystopian anthology series Black Mirror that explores grief, identity, and artificial intelligence through a woman's use of technology to recreate her deceased partner.
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| Black Mirror: Be Right Back (score) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Ash – Domhnall Gleeson
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Martha – Hayley Atwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Owen Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
ethical implications of AI companions
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limits of artificial personhood ⓘ reconstruction of the dead through technology ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Black Mirror: The Entire History of You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Black Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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psychological drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat | standalone narrative ⓘ |
| isAnthologyEpisodeOf | Black Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Domhnall Gleeson
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Hayley Atwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ash
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Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of AI based on social media data
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exploration of human–AI relationships ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Black Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | After her partner Ash dies, Martha uses an online service that recreates his personality from his digital footprint and later transfers it into an artificial body. ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
artificial intelligence
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digital afterlife ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ technology and relationships ⓘ |
| precedes | Black Mirror: White Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Annabel Jones
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Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
House of Tomorrow
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Zeppotron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 44 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| setting | rural United Kingdom ⓘ |
| writer | Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Black Mirror: Be Right Back (score)