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
Martha – Hayley Atwell
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Charlie Brooker
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Owen Harris
episodeNumberInSeason 1
exploresConcept ethical implications of AI companions
limits of artificial personhood
reconstruction of the dead through technology
firstAiredOnChannel Channel 4
follows Black Mirror: The Entire History of You
franchise Black Mirror
genre dystopian fiction
psychological drama
science fiction
hasFormat standalone narrative
isAnthologyEpisodeOf Black Mirror
leadActor Domhnall Gleeson
Hayley Atwell
mainCharacter Ash
Martha
medium television
network Channel 4
notableFor depiction of AI based on social media data
exploration of human–AI relationships
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Channel 4
partOfSeries Black Mirror
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
producer Annabel Jones
Charlie Brooker
productionCompany House of Tomorrow
Zeppotron
runtimeApproximate 44 minutes
seasonNumber 2
setting rural United Kingdom
writer Charlie Brooker

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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 (score)
linked to: Black Mirror: Be Right Back
White Christmas (Black Mirror) relatedWork Black Mirror: Be Right Back
subject linked to: White Christmas
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You followedBy Black Mirror: Be Right Back