Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance"

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television episode

"Shut Up and Dance" is a tense and disturbing episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that follows a teenager blackmailed into committing escalating crimes after being secretly recorded through his computer.

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Label	Occurrences
Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation"	1
Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance" canonical	1

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Target entity: Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance"
Context triple: [Alex Lawther, appearedIn, Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance"]

A. Black Mirror episode "Nosedive"
"Nosedive" is a Black Mirror episode, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, that satirically explores a near-future society obsessed with social media ratings and curated perfection.
B. Black Mirror: The National Anthem
Black Mirror: The National Anthem is the provocative first episode of the anthology series Black Mirror, depicting a shocking political crisis that satirizes media sensationalism and public voyeurism.
C. Black Mirror: Arkangel
Black Mirror: Arkangel is a dystopian anthology episode that explores parental overprotection and surveillance technology through a chilling near-future scenario.
D. Black Mirror: USS Callister
Black Mirror: USS Callister is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera tropes while exploring themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
E. Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known as the opening track of their 2007 album "Neon Bible."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance"
Target entity description: "Shut Up and Dance" is a tense and disturbing episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that follows a teenager blackmailed into committing escalating crimes after being secretly recorded through his computer.

A. Black Mirror episode "Nosedive"
"Nosedive" is a Black Mirror episode, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, that satirically explores a near-future society obsessed with social media ratings and curated perfection.
B. Black Mirror: The National Anthem
Black Mirror: The National Anthem is the provocative first episode of the anthology series Black Mirror, depicting a shocking political crisis that satirizes media sensationalism and public voyeurism.
C. Black Mirror: Arkangel
Black Mirror: Arkangel is a dystopian anthology episode that explores parental overprotection and surveillance technology through a chilling near-future scenario.
D. Black Mirror: USS Callister
Black Mirror: USS Callister is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera tropes while exploring themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
E. Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known as the opening track of their 2007 album "Neon Bible."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	television episode ⓘ
anthologySeriesFormat	standalone story ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception	generally positive reviews ⓘ
director	James Watkins ⓘ
episodeNumberInSeason	3 ⓘ
executiveProducer	Annabel Jones ⓘ Charlie Brooker ⓘ
featuresCharacter	blackmailers ⓘ
firstBroadcastOnPlatform	Netflix streaming ⓘ
genre	anthology television ⓘ drama ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
hasTone	dark ⓘ disturbing ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ
hasTwistEnding	true ⓘ
mainCharacter	Hector ⓘ Kenny ⓘ
notableFor	realistic contemporary setting ⓘ tense and disturbing tone ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	Netflix ⓘ
partOfSeries	Black Mirror ⓘ
plotSummary	A teenager is blackmailed into committing escalating crimes after being secretly recorded through his computer webcam. ⓘ
portrayedBy	Alex Lawther ⓘ Jerome Flynn ⓘ
producer	House of Tomorrow ⓘ
relatedWork	Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation" ⓘ linked to: Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance" Black Mirror episode "Nosedive" ⓘ Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" ⓘ linked to: Black Mirror: San Junipero
releaseEra	2010s television ⓘ
seasonNumber	3 ⓘ
seriesCreator	Charlie Brooker ⓘ
setting	modern-day United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom
theme	cyberblackmail ⓘ internet anonymity ⓘ online privacy ⓘ shame and guilt ⓘ surveillance ⓘ
title	Shut Up and Dance ⓘ
usesDevice	computer webcam ⓘ
writer	Charlie Brooker ⓘ William Bridges ⓘ