Updated on 14 May: Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is one of the most addictive and thought-provoking shows on TV, with lengthy Reddit threads dedicated to uncovering its many spoilers, underlying messages, and Easter eggs.

With people struggling to come to terms with the reality of living through a worldwide pandemic (thanks a bunch, coronavirus!) and lockdown, it makes sense that Brooker isn’t about to drop a contagion-themed episode of his most twisted TV show.

He is, however, working on something to commemorate this dark period in our lives. And that something, you’ll be pleased to know, is a resurrection of his satirical Wipe series (which included Screenwipe, Newswipe, and Election Wipe).

And so, on that note, we have to ask: are you ready for Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe? Because it’s coming to our screens tonight – and Brooker says it was easier to make than ever in lockdown.

”The Wipe shows don’t have a live audience, and there’s almost never more than two people on screen at once, and most of it is archive,” he says, according to Digital Spy.

“The edit and the dub have been the most challenging bits, but even that is in some ways easier than normal because there’s no commuting.”

Antiviral Wipe: Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker will air extra-special lockdown episode tonight