--- description: Black Mirror, the British television series, is releasing its Christmas special starring Jon Hamm on December 16th. title: Watch the Creepy Trailer for Black Mirror's Christmas Special image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Jon Hamm in the Creepy Trailer for Black Mirror's Christmas Special  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 3:31 PM CUT  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 3:31 PM CUT Amid all the chocolate, Christmas carols and holiday cheer this December, here’s a television special that brings a touch of darkness to the season. Black Mirror, the British television series, is broadcasting its Christmas special starring Jon Hamm on British television on December 16th. Watch the trailer above, and never hear “Silent Night” the same way again U.S. audiences with DirecTV will be able to see the episode on its [audience network](http://mashable.com/2014/11/25/black-mirror-jon-hamm/ "undefined") from Dec.25\. The show’s first two seasons premiered on Netflix this week. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3617986/black-mirror-jon-hamm-christmas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3617986/black-mirror-jon-hamm-christmas/"},"headline":"Watch Jon Hamm in the Creepy Trailer for Black Mirror's Christmas Special","datePublished":"2014-12-04T15:31:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:34:34.888Z","description":"\"Be careful what you wish for\"","url":"https://time.com/3617986/black-mirror-jon-hamm-christmas/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3617986/black-mirror-jon-hamm-christmas/","name":"Watch Jon Hamm in the Creepy Trailer for Black Mirror's Christmas Special"}}]}] ```