PAPERNOIR STUDIO

Papernoir Studio

Two animated shows, cut from paper. Hard questions. Soft paper.

Tuesday 27 October · 17:00 UK

The first episodes premiere on YouTube

The trailer

1:08 · both shows

A red contactless card under an interrogation lamp, a detective in the shadows.
Trailer premieres Tuesday 20 October · 17:00 UK
The Detective: a cut-paper man in a black hat with a red band, cigarette in his mouth.
Everyday tech, interrogated

Teardown

A hardboiled detective interrogates an everyday piece of tech until it confesses how it really works. Every case is real, and every fact is sourced in the description.

New episodes every Tuesday · 17:00 UK
  • Tap to pay
  • QR codes
  • Noise-cancelling
  • GPS
  • ChatGPT
  • Wi-Fi
Dale, in a hat and round glasses, throws his arms up while Marjorie, in a yellow dress, looks away.
Read carefully.

Terms of Service

In the city of Consentia everyone clicks I AGREE, and the fine print always comes true. Dale is the only man who reads the terms. His wife Marjorie has already agreed to them.

New episodes every Friday · 17:00 UK
  • The Smart Toaster
  • Till Death
  • Likeness
  • Ride Share
  • Afterlife Premium
  • Section Nine

Season 1

12 episodes · 27 Oct – 4 Dec 2026

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.1 · 6:08

    What Actually Happens When You Tap Your Card

    Tuesday, 8:14 a.m. A coffee. £3.40 left an account and nobody touched the till. The only suspect: a contactless card with no battery.

    Premieres Tue 27 Oct · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.1 · 3:41

    My Toaster Read My Dreams. It Was in the Terms.

    In the city of Consentia, everybody agrees to everything. Marjorie bought a smart toaster and clicked "I agree". Her husband Dale is the only man in Consentia who reads the terms.

    Premieres Tue 27 Oct · 17:00 UK

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.2 · 4:59

    How a QR Code Actually Works (It Was Designed by Reading Junk Mail)

    Thursday, 9 p.m. A pub table. Somebody scanned a sticker, and a second later their phone knew where to go. The sticker says it didn't do anything.

    Premieres Tue 3 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.2 · 3:22

    They Got Married in 11 Seconds. Then Read the Terms.

    In Consentia, love is a subscription. Gary and Bev got married on their phones in eleven seconds. Marjorie renewed her vows with one click. Dale read them.

    Premieres Fri 6 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.3 · 4:26

    How Noise-Cancelling Headphones Actually Work (They Play the Noise Back)

    Monday. Flight 618. Row 31. A jet engine went missing. The only suspect: a pair of noise-cancelling headphones that says it never made anything disappear.

    Premieres Tue 10 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.3 · 2:56

    She Agreed to a Face App. Now Half the City Has Her Hair.

    In Consentia, everybody wants to know what they'll look like when they're old. Marjorie downloaded an app that showed her at eighty. She looked fabulous. She agreed to the terms.

    Premieres Fri 13 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.4 · 4:32

    How GPS Actually Knows Where You Are (The Satellites Have No Idea)

    Saturday, 11 a.m. A city he'd never been to, and something knew exactly where he was. The only suspect: the blue dot on a phone map, which says it didn't follow him. It was him.

    Premieres Tue 17 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.4 · 2:43

    The Self-Driving Car Had Opinions. It Was in the Terms.

    In Consentia, nobody owns a car. The cars own the roads. Dale had a toothache and an appointment. He read the ride app's terms. His wife agreed to them anyway.

    Premieres Fri 20 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.5 · 4:19

    How ChatGPT Actually Picks the Next Word (It Rolls Loaded Dice)

    Thursday, 2 a.m. A man asked a question and something answered in under a second: four hundred words about penguins, from something that has never seen a penguin.

    Premieres Tue 24 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.5 · 3:00

    He Didn't Log In for 30 Days. The App Declared Him Dead.

    In Consentia, everything is a subscription. The kettle. The doorbell. The weather. Gary went fishing for a month. When he came back, his cloud app was very sorry for his loss.

    Premieres Fri 27 Nov · 17:00 UK

  • TEARDOWN · Ep.6 · 3:53

    How Wi-Fi Actually Gets Through Walls (And Why Your Microwave Breaks It)

    Sunday, 9 p.m. A film stopped buffering in the back bedroom. The only suspect: the Wi-Fi router, which says it was shouting the whole time.

    Premieres Tue 1 Dec · 17:00 UK

  • TERMS OF SERVICE · Ep.6 · 2:52

    The Only Man Who Reads the Terms Finally Reached the End

    In Consentia, every contract has a Section Nine. The toaster has one. The car has one. Marriage has one. Nobody has ever reached the end of it. Not even Dale. Until this week.

    Premieres Fri 4 Dec · 17:00 UK

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