Imagine this: You are the Prime Minister of Britain, the princess has been kidnapped and the only way to get her back is to fulfill a disturbing sexual act on live television. Failing to find a way around it, you complete the odd requirement, only to find out the princess was released to the city streets before you aired on TV.

Why did no one see her and notify you? Probably because they were all glued to their television screens, watching you.

“Black Mirror,” an originally-British series that was recently bought out by Netflix US, has struck fear into many American minds just in time for the release of season three. The satirical chiller doesn’t focus on the usual aspects of horror shows, but instead beautifully executes a new genre of horror: the technological thriller.

The show hypothetically sets up nightmares based on when technology surpasses the human race. The eerie themes of each unique episode send chilling messages to viewers about the possibly-ominous future technology could have.

“…technology has been dehumanizing us since the 13th century, maybe we’re not all that human in the first place. That’s the whole point of Black Mirror, and that’s why it hits home right now,” Rolling Stone said.

The disturbing hypothetical situation of the desperate Prime Minister paints a clear message to viewers: if we’re plastered to our electronics, who’s to say we won’t miss something extremely important?

Charlie Brooker’s chilling anthology is being called the “Twilight Zone” for the technological age. Each episode has a plot full of incredible twists and always ends the last way imagined. For example, in season two, the episode “White Bear” tells a disturbing story, weaving in the obvious message that today’s society excessively films every moment. It keeps your attention and then in the last 10 minutes, everything you thought was happening wasn’t and an almost entirely new story develops.

After hit series such as “Stranger Things,” “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black,” Netflix has recently been in the spotlight for its remarkable original shows.

The subtle stabs at the evil of technology, unforgettable messages about the phones in our pockets or the TVs we’re ironically watching the show on make “Black Mirror” no exception.