"Joan Is Awful" is the first episode of the sixth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by Ally Pankiw. Alongside the rest of the sixth series, it premiered on Netflix on 15 June 2023.

There are 27 episodes and one interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Episodes vary in length between 40 and 89 minutes and can be watched in any order.

Irreverent, scatological, and nightmarishly claustrophobic, “Joan is Awful” is an excellent instalment in Black Mirror’s catalogue of Orwellian farces. Ultimately, the episode works on quite...

Jun 15, 2023 · Black Mirror’s take on AI screenwriting, privacy breaches, and Hollywood sexism gets bogged down by celebrity casting. A recap of ‘Joan is Awful,’ episode 1 of season 6 of Netflix’s ...

Jun 15, 2023 · Let's break down that mind-blowing Black Mirror season 6 premiere. Salma Hayek and Annie Murphy discuss the many levels of "Joan Is Awful."

Jun 30, 2023 · Here’s a full breakdown of what happens in Black Mirror Season 6 Episode 1, ‘Joan is Awful’, including its shocking twist. The sixth chapter in the anthology series Black …

Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness. Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.

After a virus infects his laptop, a teen faces a daunting choice: carry out orders delivered by text message, or risk having intimate secrets exposed. In a seaside town in 1987, a shy young woman and an outgoing party girl strike up a powerful bond …

Jun 15, 2023 · Joan lives a fairly average existence and is shocked to discover that her everyday life has been made into a TV show, with Salma Hayek playing her. Every embarrassing detail is depicted within hours of it occurring. As a result of these revelations she loses her job, her boyfriend and her privacy.

Jun 15, 2023 · Joan is Awful is the first episode of Black Mirror’s sixth season, directed by Ally Pankiw and written by Charlie Brooker. Here’s the basic premise of the episode: “An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life – in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister ...