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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instanceOf television episode
characterPortrayedBy Ash – Domhnall Gleeson NERFINISHED
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
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
psychological drama
science fiction
hasFormat standalone narrative
isAnthologyEpisodeOf Black Mirror NERFINISHED
leadActor Domhnall Gleeson NERFINISHED
Hayley Atwell NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Ash NERFINISHED
Martha NERFINISHED
medium television
network Channel 4 NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of AI based on social media data
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
digital afterlife
grief
identity
technology and relationships
precedes Black Mirror: White Bear NERFINISHED
producer Annabel Jones NERFINISHED
Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED
productionCompany House of Tomorrow NERFINISHED
Zeppotron NERFINISHED
runtimeApproximate 44 minutes
seasonNumber 2
setting rural United Kingdom
writer Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED

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Hayley Atwell portrayedIn Black Mirror: Be Right Back
Domhnall Gleeson notableWork Black Mirror: Be Right Back
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (score) relatedWork Black Mirror: Be Right Back
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