Hated in the Nation 

In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke, and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue, investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.

Director:

James Hawes

Writer:

Charlie Brooker

Stars:

Kelly Macdonald, Faye Marsay, Benedict Wong

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Macdonald	...	Karin Parke
Faye Marsay	...	Blue Colson
Benedict Wong	...	Shaun Li
Jonas Karlsson	...	Rasmus Sjolberg
Joe Armstrong	...	Nick Shelton
Elizabeth Berrington	...	Jo Powers
Charles Babalola	...	Tusk
Ben Miles	...	Tom Pickering
Esther Hall	...	Vanessa Dahl
Holli Dempsey	...	Clara Meades
Vinette Robinson	...	Liza Bahar
Georgina Rich	...	Tess Wallender
Duncan Pow	...	Garrett Scholes
Cecilia Noble	...	Dame Patricia Lamarr
Katherine Kingsley	...	Dana Costello

Storyline

In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke, and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue, investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.

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Plot Keywords:

micro drone | delivery | cake | throat cut | convulsion | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hated in the Nation

Filming Locations:

Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

House Of Tomorrow, Gran Babieka

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the opening flashback sequence, Karin Parke (Kelly Macdonald) sits down in her living room to watch the news. Scrawling below the feature about the chancellor, the news ticker clearly reads: "US military announces MASS project". This is in reference to the previous episode 3.5, Black Mirror: Men Against Fire (2016), where the MASS project was the featured technology for the episode. Later on, another news ticker displays "ECHR rules 'cookies' have human rights" which is a reference to the technology seen in episode 2.4, Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014).

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Goofs

If bees had some kind of facial recognition system, a target can simply wear a mask to hide his face until the menace disappear.

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Quotes

Liza Bahar: I was just using my freedom of speech.
Karin Parke: To send a threatening message.

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Connections

References Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984)

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Soundtracks

Fall into Me
Performed by Alev Lenz.
Produced by Martin Phipps.

User Reviews

A dark, engrossing mystery ends a shaky season on a strong note.

In my opinion, the third season of Black Mirror has been very shaky. Each episode has had its own major attributes and its own major flaws. This one is the least flawed of the season. And while it may not quite achieve the moral intensity of "men against fire" or the interpersonal chemistry of "San Junipero", these elements were strong enough to be serviceable, and much better balanced with each other. As a result, this is the most polished and watchable episode of the season.

The plot focuses on the investigation of the mysterious death of a hated journalist. While this starts out as a commentary on the social media age, it gradually builds in more futuristic elements until it is full-on science fiction horror. I was pleasantly surprised by just how dark and terrifying it got by the end of the episode. This was the right episode to put at the end of the season, and it is probably the strongest overall.