Hulu9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Islam: Positive
Overview
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's dominant themes align with progressive values, consistently championing diversity, inclusion, and empathy as core strengths within its emergency services framework and frequently addressing social justice issues from a left-leaning perspective.
The series '9-1-1: Lone Star' demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity through its intentional casting of a wide range of minority characters, including prominent LGBTQ+ and ethnically diverse individuals. The narrative consistently integrates and explores these diverse identities, making DEI themes central to its storytelling and character development.
Secondary
9-1-1: Lone Star offers a predominantly positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. It features a central gay couple whose relationship is depicted with dignity and affirmation, and a transgender character who is a respected team member. The narrative consistently validates queer identities and relationships.
The show features Marjan Marwani, a firefighter, who is depicted engaging in and winning direct physical altercations against male opponents in several instances, utilizing her strength and combat skills.
The show consistently portrays Christian characters like Grace, Judd, and Tommy as compassionate, moral, and resilient individuals whose faith provides strength, guidance, and a strong community foundation.
Marjan Marwani is depicted as a strong, competent, and respected Muslim firefighter whose faith, including her hijab, is an integral and positive aspect of her identity, actively challenging negative stereotypes.
9-1-1: Lone Star is an original series and a spin-off that introduces new characters. It does not adapt existing source material or feature legacy characters from prior installments whose gender was established and subsequently changed.
9-1-1: Lone Star is an original series that introduced its own set of characters. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical character depictions from prior source material for these characters to be compared against, thus no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
8.0
Critic Ratings
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