Dystopian series Black Mirror shoots in Kent locations for Series 7
The show has used a number of coastal locations to shoot its latest series that is released this week.
Netflix anthology series set in a dystopian future, Black Mirror, has used a number of Kent locations to shoot its latest series, that is released this week.
Created by Charlie Brooker (Dead Set, Screenwipe), the series originally aired on Channel 4 before moving over to Netflix for the third season, with each episode focusing on unique individuals grappling with the effects of technology.
Confirmed by Kent Film Office, production visited Kent to film an episode exploring past memories. Locations featured include Beacon House and Tankerton beach in Whitstable as well as Herne Bay Pier.
But the show’s links with Kent don’t stop there, in our exclusive interview with vintage clothing guru James Wright, he revealed that the creators of Black Mirror sourced outfits for the shoots at the Yacht Club in Margate Read here.
Beacon House is a colonial wooden clapboard, turn-of-century beach house set on Tankerton beach in Whitstable. The grounds include wild woodland gardens, views out to sea and lines of beach huts. Catastrophe Series 4 (2019) and Series 1 of Whitstable Pearl (2021-2024) have also filmed at Beacon House.
The Tankerton Slopes are adjacent to Whitstable and consist of grassy banks covered in beach huts in front of a shingle beach. There are a number of kiosk style cafés, a yacht club and a beach front skate park. It is a popular filming location, having also featured in Zoe and the Astronaut (2018), The Tapes (2011) and The Things I Haven’t Told You (2008).
Herne Bay is a coastal resort and is home to the world’s first free-standing purpose built clock tower.
Series 7 has an all-star cast including Awkwafina (Ocean’s Eight, Crazy Rich Asians), Peter Capaldi (Foyle’s War – A War of Nerves (2004), Christopher Robin (2018)), Emma Corrin (Deadpool & Wolverine, Nosferatu), Paul Giamatti (Sideways, The Holdovers), Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation, The Social Network), Chris O’Dowd (The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), Bridesmaids), Issa Rae (Barbie, American Fiction), Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish, The High Note) and many others.
Season 7 of Black Mirror (2025) will be released on Netflix on Thursday 10th April 2025.
