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Exclusive: Watch Scenes From the New Season of 'Black Mirror'

Of course, nothing ever goes wrong/scary in Charlie Brooker's tech-paranoia series.

What could go wrong? Photo via Netflix

Charlie Brooker's gaze into technology's hold on humanity and its inability to loosen the grip on smartphones (aka our black mirrors) is launching a new season on Netflix on Oct. 21. It's the most glossy of the three series so far, with lots of real American star power to signal its debut on the US streaming network. But despite its new home it still manages to be every bit as paranoid, cynical and cutting about our techno-present.

In these previews for two of the episodes, you'll see what happens when our rating systems go too far and when the urge to make gaming as realistic as ever pushes us into horrifying worlds.

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