Apple TVFlashForward (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to exist. Knowing their fate will alter each person's life, destinies will be changed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Overview
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to exist. Knowing their fate will alter each person's life, destinies will be changed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
FlashForward explores the apolitical themes of fate versus free will and the human response to a global mystery, balancing collective investigation with individual moral choices without endorsing a specific political ideology.
The series features visible diversity within its main cast, including various racial backgrounds and a lesbian character. However, it does not engage in explicit recasting of traditionally white roles, nor does its narrative explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.
Secondary
FlashForward includes Janis Hawk, a lesbian FBI agent, whose identity is depicted as a factual aspect of her character. While her personal life, including her relationship and unexpected pregnancy, drives some plot points, her LGBTQ+ identity is neither central to the narrative nor a source of positive affirmation or negative denigration, resulting in a neutral portrayal.
The series portrays individuals finding hope and purpose through faith-based interpretations of the flashforward event. For example, a character facing a terminal illness finds renewed will to live and love by believing his flashforward vision is a divine sign of a positive future, which the narrative affirms as a source of strength and a positive coping mechanism.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The television series "FlashForward" is an adaptation of Robert J. Sawyer's novel. While the show introduces many new characters and significantly alters the plot, there are no instances where a named, significant character from the source novel was portrayed on screen as a different gender.
The television series "FlashForward" adapts a novel, but its main characters whose race was established in the source material maintain their original race. New characters introduced for the show do not constitute race swaps under the given definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.6
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.1
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