Nosedive

"Nosedive"
Black Mirror episode
Lacie (Bryce Dallas Howard) gives yet another rating using her phone.
Episode no.	Series 3 Episode 1
Directed by	Joe Wright
Story by	Charlie Brooker
Teleplay by	Michael Schur Rashida Jones
Original air date	21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Running time	63 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Bryce Dallas Howard – Lacie Alice Eve – Naomi Cherry Jones – Susan James Norton – Ryan Alan Ritchson – Paul Daisy Haggard – Bets Susannah Fielding – Carol Michaela Coel – Airline Stewardess Demetri Goritsas – Hansen Kadiff Kirwan – Chester Sope Dirisu – Man in Jail Clayton Evertson – Ted Andrew Roux – Electro Station Attendant Anjana Vasan – Space Cop Nambitha Ben-Wazi – Glam Woman Jeffrey Davenport – Cab Driver Ntokozo Majozi – Jack the Barista Justin Munitz – Keith Kevin Otto – Pastor Shane Zaza – Chuck
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"Nosedive" is the first episode of the third series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. Michael Schur and Rashida Jones wrote the teleplay for the episode, based on a story by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker, while Joe Wright acted as director. The first episode of the series to be made for Netflix, it premiered on 21 October 2016, together with the rest of the third series.

Set in an alternative reality where people can rate one another using their phones, and where your ratings can impact your entire life, it tells the story of Lacie (Bryce Dallas Howard), a young woman overly obsessed with her ratings who, after being chosen by her popular childhood friend (Alice Eve) as the maid of honour for her wedding, sees it as an opportunity to improve her ratings and achieve her dreams. Cherry Jones and James Norton co-star as a truck driver and Lacie's brother, respectively.

The episode received positive reception. Howard's performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, a first for the series.

Lacie Pound (Bryce Dallas Howard) lives in a world where people can rate one's popularity out of five stars, from friends to strangers on the street. Lacie, who is obsessed with being well received, begins the episode with an approval rating around 4.2. She lives with her brother Ryan (James Norton), who has a lower approval rating and does not worry about it. Their lease is expiring, and Lacie is eager to move out to the "luxurious" Pelican Cove, against her brother's advice. In order to be able to afford to live there, she must either pay an exorbitant rent or earn a discount by having a rating of 4.5 or above.