Photography Matt HolyoakFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsCharlie Brooker is making a mockumentary about 2020Hugh Grant will star as a historian in the Black Mirror creator’s forthcoming Netflix projectShareLink copied ✔️December 2, 2020December 2, 2020TextBrit Dawson Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is working on a mockumentary about the dystopian year that is 2020. The news was confirmed by Hugh Grant, who revealed his casting in the project during an interview with Vulture. “I am a historian who’s being interviewed about the year,” he told the publication. “I’m pretty repellent, actually! And you’ll like my wig.” As announced by Grant, the project is being created for Netflix, which has been home to Black Mirror since 2019. There’s no further details about the mockumentary as of yet. In April, Brooker revived his hit BBC show Screenwipe for a coronavirus special, exploring the crisis itself, as well as what people were watching and doing to pass the time. The following month, the writer announced that he would be taking a break from Black Mirror, telling The Radio Times: “At the moment, I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I’m not working away on one of those.” Hopefully Brooker’s 2020 mockumentary won’t all be doom and gloom, then. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’Ben Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering HeightsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy