From now on could it be possible to choose one’s favourite series’ finale? Netflix experiments this possibility through the fifth season of Black Mirror.
According to what multinational Bloomberg’s website states, the well-known online streaming platform would be developing a TV series and special movies library with different storylines available to users. This new feature will allow Netflix subscribers to choose plot’s turning point and their preferred finale.
This is a highly-used system in videogames, where players can redirect narrative path. An option which could bring different logistical implications if applied to TV series entailing a greater workload for authors which should write stories continuation taking into account every possible narrative ramification.
Netflix users will have the possibility to experiment this innovative feature with an episode of the fifth season of the popular anthological series ‘Black Mirror’, available from December.
The interactive television is not an absolute innovation in the global panorama: in fact, there are already numerous talent shows which allow the audience to interact with the main characters by voting their favourite one or by commenting about the episode on social media. However, until now it was not possible for spectators to interact with the plot and Netflix seems to be ready to be the innovator in this field.
