The Cube is Jim Henson’s little-known proto-Black Mirror masterpiece
The Verge · 28 Jun 2026

The Cube is Jim Henson’s little-known proto-Black Mirror masterpiece

I’m sure we’re all familiar with Dark Crystal, so we know that Jim Henson can be weird and tackle slightly more mature subject matter. But there is little in his oeuvre that is quite as mind-bending as the Muppetless The Cube. This 1969 teleplay was produced for an NBC anthology series called Experi


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Jim Henson's 1969 teleplay The Cube presents a surreal and thought-provoking narrative that predates modern dystopian tales. Its exploration of complex themes sets it apart from his more well-known works.


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