Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits

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gptkbp:instanceOf television episode
gptkbp:airedOn Channel 4
gptkbp:awards Nominated_for_BAFTA_Television_Award.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticalReception Positive reviews from critics.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced other media.
Critique of digital culture.
Debate on social media influence.
Discussion on reality TV.
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Euros_Lyn
gptkbp:fanBase Cult following.
gptkbp:genre science fiction
gptkbp:influences 1984.
The Matrix.
Fahrenheit 451.
Black_Mirror_series.
The_Twilight_Zone.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:merchandise Related merchandise available.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Black_Mirror
gptkbp:premise Participants can exchange merits for entertainment.
The episode critiques modern society's obsession with fame.
A dystopian society where people earn merits for their actions.
The_main_character,_Bing,_tries_to_escape_the_system.
Bing's_love_interest,_Abi,_is_exploited_by_the_system.
gptkbp:releaseDate 2011-10-11
gptkbp:runtime 46 minutes
gptkbp:season 2
1
gptkbp:setting dystopian future
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Ashley_Thomas
gptkb:Jessica_Brown_Findlay
gptkb:Ian_Bonar
Daniel Kaluuya
gptkbp:theme social commentary
consumerism
reality television
gptkbp:viewership High viewership ratings.
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Charlie_Brooker