NewsNetflix is removing Black Mirror: BandersnatchThe company has been moving in a different direction with its interactive experiences.The company has been moving in a different direction with its interactive experiences.by Jay PetersMay 9, 2025, 12:14 AM UTCLinkFacebookThreadsIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Photo by Stuart Hendry / NetflixJay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Netflix is removing the last two shows listed on its Interactive Specials page: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, reports What’s on Netflix. The two specials will be pulled on May 12th, 2025, according to the publication, so if you want to watch them, you’ll want to catch them soon.Bandersnatch wasn’t Netflix’s first interactive special, but it was arguably the platform’s most famous. It was a dark, choose-your-own-adventure-style movie, and after it launched, Reddit detectives immediately went to work to decode the many choices throughout the film. (Though it didn’t work on every device that could play Netflix.)As of late, however, Netflix has been moving in a different direction with its interactive experiences, focusing more on its mobile games library (which has a Black Mirror-themed game) and testing cloud-streamed games over TVs. The new design for Netflix on TVs was even created in part to help people better find games they might like.RelatedNetflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titlesNetflix is getting a big TV revampNetflix has a new plan for gamesThe removals perhaps shouldn’t be surprising following Netflix’s decision late last year to pull all but four of its interactive specials from its catalog. “The technology served its purpose, but is now limiting as we focus on technological efforts in other areas,” spokesperson Chrissy Kelleher told me ahead of those removals.The other two interactive shows that stuck around were Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls and You vs. Wild. What’s on Netflix says they were removed in January of this year, but I’m seeing non-interactive versions of the show available to watch.Netflix spokesperson Jessica Braslow declined to comment.See More: EntertainmentNetflixNewsStreamingMost PopularMost PopularYou can now submit your claims for Apple’s $95 million Siri spying settlementAndroid’s splashy new paint job won’t yank Gen Z from iPhonesWhoop wants everyone to give a whoop about the new Whoop 5.0Sony WH-1000XM6 headphone specs and details leak earlyBill Gates tears into Elon Musk for being ‘involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children’InstallerA weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
