HuluThe Client List (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HuluApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by offering a sympathetic and humanistic portrayal of a woman driven to sex work due to economic hardship, implicitly challenging traditional moral condemnation and emphasizing individual circumstances over strict moral judgment.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, with no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative centers on the challenges faced by a traditional family unit without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The show includes a minor storyline featuring a closeted gay client whose identity causes personal and marital conflict. The protagonist responds with empathy, and the narrative explores the character's struggles without endorsing negative stereotypes or making his identity a source of degradation. The portrayal is incidental, neither strongly affirming nor problematic.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Client List TV series is a direct adaptation of its own 2010 TV movie, with characters maintaining their established genders. There is no evidence of prior source material where a character's gender was different.
The Client List (show, 2012) is based on a 2010 TV movie and real-life events. The lead character, portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, maintains the same racial identity as in the prior film and the real-life inspiration. No established characters from prior canon or history were depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
6.8
N/A
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