Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Leaks Suggest Interactive Viewing Experience With 5 Hours of Total Footage

As previously reported, Netflix released its landing page for the upcoming Black Mirror: Bandersnatch release, which has been classified as “A Netflix Film” rather than part of the regular episodic anthology series. Some additional details about the film also surfaced online by a Korean Media Ratings Board listing (via Reddit).

The first official photo of the film was released by Netflix, featuring the cast of the film and Will Poulter, which you can see above.

The details from the Korean website were translated by a Reddit user as, “A young programmer makes a fantasy novel into a game. Soon, reality and virtual world are mixed and start to create confusion.” The page confirms that Fionn Whitehead is part of the cast, and the episode is directed by David Slade. There’s also a warning that the film contains “extreme violence.”

The plot appears to be related to the real-life 1984 video game, Bandersnatch, which was never actually released. The premise also appears to be related to the word Bandersnatch, which comes from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The film is also set in the year 1984, the year in which the actual game was developed.

The screenshot from the Korean Media Ratings Board also states that the film is “interactive,” with a total runtime of 312 minutes, or just over five hours. That probably means there will be a total amount of five hours of footage if all the material is viewed. The film was previously expected to have a regular runtime of 90 minutes, but it appears that Netflix going to try for a more unique experience here.

You can check out a poster of the original unreleased Bandersnatch game below.

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