Fans of "Black Mirror" might see their favorite series return much earlier than expected.

According to reports, "Black Mirror" season 4 might be released in early 2017 as Charlie Brooker is already done with the new episodes and its production may already begin later this month. If that is so, then season 4 might be released in July 2017.

Fans of the series were thrilled when Netflix announced that it would produce "Black Mirror" season 3. Initially, the installment was intended to have 12 episodes. However, it was later trimmed down to just six.

There are rumors that Charlie Brooker has already finished working on the unused six episodes from season 3 to expand the coverage of season 4. Some speculate that the said six episodes will make up a huge part of season 4. Reports claim that the writer has already completed all the six episodes from the previous season and that they are ready to cover much of the upcoming season.

There are also theories that the creator of season 4 has decided to write the scripts for the episodes in advance in order to ensure that the upcoming season will be released on the network by summer of 2017. Also, rumor has it that the new season will have ten episodes, as Brooker has decided to have an additional four episodes. According to reports, one of these added episodes will be a remake of a classic from season one.

"Black Mirror" season 4 production is rumored to begin by the end of November. The series is expected to return in July 2017.