Short answers, pulled from the story.
Black Mirror Bandersnatch was released on the 28th of December 2018. The film premiered without prior confirmation of its interactive nature, leaving critics and viewers to discover the mechanics of the story as they watched.
Black Mirror Bandersnatch was written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade. The film was designed to make the audience complicit in the protagonist's descent into madness.
Black Mirror Bandersnatch presents over one trillion possible paths through 150 minutes of unique footage divided into 250 segments. The average viewing time is 90 minutes, yet the quickest path ends after 40 minutes.
The creation of Black Mirror Bandersnatch required a bespoke program called Branch Manager to handle the non-linear script. Brooker wrote the 170-page script in Twine, also using Scrivener, Final Draft and multiple versions of Microsoft Notepad.
The follow-up episode Plaything was released as part of the series' seventh season in 2025. Plaything is set in the same universe as Black Mirror Bandersnatch and features Poulter and Chaudhry reprising their roles.