Apple TVHarriet the Spy (2021)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
Outspoken and perpetually curious. That's 11-year-old Harriet in a nutshell. But if she’s going to be Harriet M. Welsch, future writer, she'll need to know everything. And to know everything means she'll need to spy...on everyone.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Outspoken and perpetually curious. That's 11-year-old Harriet in a nutshell. But if she’s going to be Harriet M. Welsch, future writer, she'll need to know everything. And to know everything means she'll need to spy...on everyone.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores universal themes of personal responsibility, empathy, and the social consequences of one's actions, focusing on individual growth and reconciliation rather than advocating for a specific political ideology.
The animated series 'Harriet the Spy' demonstrates significant diversity through its casting choices, notably by featuring Black voice actors for characters traditionally depicted as white, such as Janie Gibbs and Ole Golly. The narrative, however, focuses on the protagonist's observations and personal development, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The animated series 'Harriet the Spy' features an incidental portrayal of an LGBTQ+ family through Janie Gibbs's two mothers. Their presence is normalized and not central to the narrative, neither uplifting nor denigrating queer identity.
Janey Gibbs, a character depicted as white in the original novel and previous adaptations, is portrayed as Black in the 2021 animated series, constituting a race swap.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2021 animated series "Harriet the Spy" adapts the original novel and maintains the established genders for all its main and supporting characters, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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