Death to 2021

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Death to 2021
Death to 2021
Title card
Directed by
Written byBen Caudell
Produced by
  • Annabel Jones
  • Ben Caudell
  • Nick Vaughan-Smith
  • Hazel Rose
  • Simon Winkler
Starring
Narrated byLaurence Fishburne
Production
companies
Broke and Bones
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • December 27, 2021 (2021-12-27)
Running time
60 minutes
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Death to 2021 is a 2021 mockumentary produced by Netflix. A sequel to Death to 2020, the special features a series of fictional characters discussing US news in 2021, including the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine misinformation and Big Tech.

Cast

Credits adapted from Radio Times.[1]

Production

Death to 2021 was a sequel to Death to 2020, both productions of Broke and Bones—a company founded by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, best-known for their work on science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It followed several years of Weekly Wipe specials, hosted by Brooker, that humorously recapped news events from the year.[2][3][4][5] Death to 2020 received negative critical reception.[6]

For the 2021 special, Brooker had a reduced role—a Netflix spokesperson told British Comedy Guide that he was working on other productions for the streaming service.[7][8] A number of cast from 2020 returned, but others—for example, Lucy Liu, Stockard Channing and William Jackson Harper—debuted in 2021.[9][10] Ullman plays a different character to the 2020 special—an American news anchor, rather than the Queen.[11]

Reception

negative image of Black Mirror, but praised Morgan's joking comparison of Squid Game to The Great British Bake Off.[12]

Screen Rant criticized that the special had a "refusal to talk about cultural events outside of Netflix's domain", with segments about their original productions Bridgerton and Squid Game but omitting other television and film of the year.[13] According to The National, a joke about Glasgow being part of London was well-received by Scottish viewers.[14] Bruce Dessau of Beyond the Joke wrote that Death to 2021 was targeted at an American audience, to a further extent than the previous year's special. Dessau praised Morgan, Grant and Kayo, and said that pushback to a joke about Prince Philip's death came from people "that [have] clearly not seen a Brooker programme before".[15]

References

  1. ^ Cremona, Patrick (December 29, 2021). "Meet the cast of Netflix comedy special Death to 2021". Radio Times. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Netflix's 'Death to 2020' Skewers "Trainwreck" Year in Mockumentary Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (December 27, 2020). "Charlie Brooker: 'There's a certain release in laughing into the abyss'". The Guardian. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Ravindran, Manori (January 24, 2020). "'Black Mirror' Creators Quit Endemol Shine-Owned Label While Navigating IP Headaches With Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Kanter, Jake (February 10, 2020). "'Black Mirror' Creators Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones Waste Little Time In Launching New Production Outfit". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (December 28, 2021). "Death to 2021: Hugh Grant's Tennyson Foss complains about pronouns in new Netflix show". The Independent. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Warner, Sam (December 3, 2021). "Ted Lasso and The Good Place stars cast in Death to 2021 Netflix sequel". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Richardson, Jay (December 2, 2021). "Netflix orders Death To 2021, with Nick Mohammed and Alistair Green". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Song, Katie; Hailu, Selome (December 2, 2021). "Netflix Announces 'Death to 2021,' Releases Teaser (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Goldbart, Max (December 2, 2021). "Netflix Returns To 'Death To 2021'; Adds Lucy Liu, Stockard Channing, William Jackson Harper To Comedy Special". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Cannon, Eoghan (December 28, 2021). "'Death To 2021' proves that Charlie Brooker really needs to bring back 'Black Mirror'". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Power, Ed (December 27, 2021). "Death to 2021, review: more Trump and anti-vaxx jokes? Come back, Charlie Brooker!". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  13. ^ Gugliersi, Antonella (December 29, 2021). "Death to 2021 Shows Netflix Limiting Charlie Brooker". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Netflix's Death to 2021 trolls Scots with ridiculous Glasgow joke". The National. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Dessau, Bruce (December 28, 2021). "Review: Death To 2021, Netflix". Beyond the Joke. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

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