Claim: San Junipero is an episode.

`` San Junipero '' is the fourth episode of the third series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror . Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Owen Harris , it premiered on Netflix on 21 October 2016 , together with the rest of series three .   The episode , set in 1987 in a beach resort town named San Junipero , tells the story of Yorkie -LRB- Mackenzie Davis -RRB- , a shy young woman visiting the town and falling in love with a regular visitor , Kelly -LRB- Gugu Mbatha-Raw -RRB- .   It received critical acclaim , with many calling it the best episode of series three and for being more cheerful and positive than other Black Mirror episodes . The episode won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Individual Episode .