Charlie Brooker expands Black Mirror as three-volume book series 

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Fresh off of a successful night at Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, Charlie Brooker has announced he’s expanding the

 book series, the first of which is slated to be published by Penguin Random House in May 2018. It will include novella-length stories written by

). Plotlines will be revealed at a later date, according to Random House.

stories from exciting authors — that’s a joyous prospect,” Brooker said in a statement. “And they’re appearing in a high-tech new format known as a ‘book.’ Apparently, you just have to glance at some sort of ‘ink code’ printed on paper and images and sounds magically appear in your head, enacting the story. Sounds far-fetched to me, but we’ll see.”

Bit of news on Black Mirror: Paper Edition https://t.co/eyOtWBTT6y

— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 21, 2017

, a dark and often satirical anthology series exploring the role technology could play in our lives in the future, has aired for three seasons, the most recent of which was produced by Netflix and netted multiple Emmys including Best TV Movie (for “San Junipero”). Its fourth is set to debut in the coming months and will feature episodes directed by Jodie Foster and Emmy-winner Tim Van Patten (

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