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Get ready to question humanity\u2019s control over the technology that surrounds us because another season of Netflix\u2019s Black Mirror<\/em> is in the works. Earlier today, the official Black Mirror<\/em> X page revealed the cast of the new season coming next year along with some other interesting clues and Easter eggs.<\/p>\n The video features an old, flickering computer screen that appears to unload a complete data dump of the entire cast for season 7. Some of the names that jumped out at us includes Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti, Doctor Who<\/em> star and Oscar winner Peter Capaldi (he won in 1995 with his live action short film Franz Kafka\u2019s It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>), Awkwafina, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross and Rashida Jones.<\/p>\n The list also included some of the cast who played virtual crew members of the USS Callister from the iconic fourth season episode of the same name. The names from the USS Callister episode that appeared on the list include Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Billy Magnussen, Milanka Brooks and Osy Ikhile.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve known for a while now that series creator Charlie Brooker has been planning to <\/a>. The season 4 opening episode starred Jesse Plemmons as the chief technology officer named Robert of a top tier game studio and a big fan of a Star Trek<\/em>-esque TV show called Space Fleet<\/em>. By day, he gets pushed around and little credit for the company\u2019s success from his colleagues and staff. He uses immersive virtual reality technology to play as Space Fleet Capt. Robert Daly\u00a0<\/em>away from work on a virtual starship and takes out his frustrations and anger on the crew in increasingly cruel and inhumane ways. The crew members were replicated in the game using his boss and staff members\u2019 DNA that Robert obtained without their permission or knowledge. The crew revolt and escape to the open Internet while leaving a seething \u201cCapt. Robert\u201d stranded in the game.<\/p>\n Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be a true Black Mirror <\/em>reveal if it didn\u2019t contain some clues and hidden items in the teaser. The loading screen features the studio name Tuckersoft, a reference to the game studio in the interactive <\/a>\u00a0<\/em>movie. The cast names are listed in alphabetical order by first name but they\u2019ve been broken into eight groups. There are some cryptic phrases between the scrolling group names like \u201cToo soon?\u201d, \u201cA rose for a rose\u201d and \u201cShields 58 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n Could these be episode titles? The latter definitely sounds like a reference to the USS Callister and Brooker and company love symbolic episode titles taken from songs for their tech hell stories like \u201cShut Up and Dance\u201d and \u201cHang the DJ.\u201d The new Black Mirror<\/em> episodes haven\u2019t even landed yet and they\u2019ve already screwing with our heads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n