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Hugh Grant to star in Netflix special from Black Mirror creators - get the details 

We can't wait for Death of 2020 

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Emmy Griffiths
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Hugh Grant has had a seriously impressive series of hit TV shows recently, from The Undoing to A Very English Scandal - but we think his stint in the one-off special from the creators of Black Mirror might be his best yet. 

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Netflix has confirmed that the creators of the hit dystopian Netflix series, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, will be returning for a one-off special with an all-star cast titled Death to 2020. 

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The official synopsis reads: "2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up… but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a little something to add. Death to 2020 is a comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? 

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"This landmark documentary-style special weaves together some of the world’s most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage spanning the past 12 months." 

Samuel L Jackson, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, and Leslie Jones are among those set to join Hugh in the new episode, and we absolutely cannot wait!

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Speaking about the upcoming episode, one person wrote: "I’m wondering if this is going to be a total inversion of Black Mirror. The reality of this year is already so Black Mirror perhaps this will be a what-if scenario where we have a year where everything is great." Another person added: "Charlie please roll the credits on 2020 this is the longest episode ever of Black Mirror ever and it’s scaring me." 

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