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Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits

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Black Mirror

Fifteen Million Merits

Season 1 | Episode 2 | SBS | October 15, 2012

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Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

This second episode is a satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sarcastic version of a future reality. In this world, everyone is confined to a life of strange physical drudgery. The only way to escape this life is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and pray you can impress the judges.

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This second episode is a satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sarcastic version of a future reality. In this world, everyone is confined to a life of strange physical drudgery. The only way to escape this life is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and pray you can impress the judges.

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