Claim: Nosedive is an episode of a series.

`` Nosedive '' is the first episode of the third series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror . Michael Schur and Rashida Jones wrote the teleplay for the episode , based on a story by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker , while Joe Wright acted as director . The first episode of the series to be made for Netflix , it premiered on 21 October 2016 , together with the rest of the third series .   Set in an alternative reality where people can rate one another using their phones , and where your ratings can impact your entire life , it tells the story of Lacie -LRB- Bryce Dallas Howard -RRB- , a young woman overly obsessed with her ratings who , after being chosen by her popular childhood friend -LRB- Alice Eve -RRB- as the maid of honour for her wedding , sees it as an opportunity to improve her ratings and achieve her dreams . Cherry Jones and James Norton co-star as a truck driver and Lacie 's brother , respectively .   The episode was received positively . Howard 's performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination , a first for the series .