"Joan Is Awful" is the first episode of the sixth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by Ally Pankiw. Alongside the rest of the sixth series, it premiered on Netflix on 15 June 2023. It follows Joan as her life is adapted in real- time into a Streamberry television series starring Salma Hayek. Joan finds that the events of her day are being retold in near-real time in a television programme, Joan Is Awful. The streaming service Streamberry can do this as she signed their terms and conditions; a quantum computer produces the show using computer-generated imagery (CGI). She is portrayed by a virtual actor of Salma Hayek. To get Hayek's attention, Joan defecates in a church, dressed as a cheerleader. Joan and Hayek—unhappy with how her likeness is being used—break into Streamberry's office to destroy the quantum computer. They learn that they are in a simulated reality. Joan is a likeness of Annie Murphy based on a Source Joan; both destroy their quantum computers, destroying the simulated realities. Source Joan is placed on house arrest alongside the real Annie Murphy and starts her own coffee shop. Directed by: Ally Pankiw. Story by: Charlie Brooker.