Black Mirror season 5 is already filming and might be here sooner than expected 

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would "be right back", but we\'re still surprised to learn how close we are to new episodes.

Just two weeks after Netflix formally commissioned a fifth season of Charlie Brooker\'s Emmy Award-winning show, the writer has confirmed that new instalments are already filming.

"Season five, we are filming one [episode] at the moment," he told the

. "We are about to start filming another one imminently. I\'m writing the next one and then it gets a bit more foggy."

The future will be brighter than ever. pic.twitter.com/slVeg3VPd7

— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) March 5, 2018

No official premiere date has been announced yet, but filming this early in the year indicates that

\'s next run may arrive on Netflix before 2019 rolls around.

Netflix promised earlier in March that "the future will be brighter than ever" when

There\'s good reason for the streamer to be confident, since season four earned the best reviews in the show\'s history.

The first talk of a potential fifth season came back in January, when executive producer Annabel Jones said she was very keen to share more of Charlie Brooker\'s bleak view of the future.

is streaming now on Netflix. Check out our reviews of all the season four episodes below:

Black Mirror season 4 \'USS Callister\' review: A love letter to what Star Trek is really about

Black Mirror season 4 \'ArkAngel\' review: A cautionary tale that feels more like an indie movie

Black Mirror season 4 \'Crocodile\' review: Bleak and unrelentingly brutal

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Black Mirror season 4 \'Metalhead\' review: This lo-fi thriller is invigoratingly different

Black Mirror season 4 \'Black Museum\' review: Three chillers for the price of one

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