Shut Up and Dance (Black Mirror)
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"Shut Up and Dance" is the third episode of the third series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and William Bridges, and premiered on Netflix on 21 October 2016, together with the rest of series three.
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Episode no. | Series 3 Episode 3 | ||
Directed by | James Watkins | ||
Written by | Charlie Brooker William Bridges | ||
Featured music | "Exit Music (For a Film)" by Radiohead | ||
Original release date | 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) | ||
Running time | 52 minutes | ||
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The episode tells the story of a teenage boy, Kenny (Alex Lawther), who is blackmailed into committing bizarre and criminal acts by anonymous hackers in possession of a video of him masturbating. The teen is joined by a middle-aged man (Jerome Flynn), who is also being blackmailed over infidelity. The episode is dark in tone and has themes related to a previous episode, "White Bear".
"Shut Up and Dance" received mixed reviews. Critics praised Lawther and Flynn's acting, but were polarised as to whether the episode's tone was effective, whether the plot twist was good and whether the episode had interesting themes. It was ranked poorly in critics' lists of Black Mirror instalments by quality.