Death to 2020 is a 2020 mockumentary by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones. It is Brooker’s first full production after the co-production Antiviral Wipe earlier in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. Unlike previous specials, Brooker does not appear on-screen, but plays a director asking the talking heads questions. It was released on Netflix on 27 December 2020 and received mostly negative critical reception.
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Death to 2020 is a 2020 mockumentary by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones under their Broke and Bones production company as a Netflix original production. The special features a series of fictional characters discussing U. S. and U. K. events of 2020 including the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. presidential election. It was released on Netflix on 27 December 2020 and received mostly negative critical reception. It is Brooker’s first full production after the co-production Antiviral Wipe earlier in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. Unlike previous specials, Brooker does not appear on-screen, but plays a director asking the talking heads questions. Wipe star Diane Morgan appears in a different role, rather than Philunk, as she plays one of the five most average people in the world.
Actor Hugh Grant revealed the project’s existence in an interview with New York magazine in November. Brooker saw Death to 2020 as different to his previous topical comedy, as it is’more character-based’ and he does not serve as presenter. He described it as ‘part record of the year, part spoof documentary and part character comedy’ It was filmed in late November across 10 days, in London and Los Angeles. Minimal crews were used due to the Pandemic, with some actors in production bubbles. Each actor filmed for only one day. The Los Angeles filming shortly preceded a local lockdown there. The film was written with a team of writers over four months.
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