NetflixSchool Spirits (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Netflix
Spectrum
Paramount+Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixSpectrumParamount+Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes consistently align with progressive values, particularly through its critique of authority and exploration of social justice issues, though these are integrated into a narrative-driven mystery rather than being overtly political.
The series features a visibly diverse cast and explores universal themes such as grief and friendship. However, specific details regarding explicit DEI-driven casting or a narrative that critiques traditional identities are not extensively documented, indicating a light presence of DEI.
Secondary
School Spirits offers a deeply positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, primarily through Charley, a central gay teen ghost. The show depicts queer individuals with complexity, agency, and normalcy, integrating their relationships and struggles into the main narrative. It avoids stereotypes, humanizes LGBTQ+ experiences, and frames challenges as external, affirming the worth of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
School Spirits (2023) is an original series featuring new characters and storylines. There is no evidence of characters being adapted from prior sources with established canonical or historical genders that differ from their on-screen portrayal.
The provided information indicates that the casting for 'School Spirits' aligns with the characters' implied or stated ethnicities from the source material and the show's Midwestern setting. For characters where ethnicity was not explicitly detailed or specified in prior canon, casting choices do not constitute a race swap. No instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.6
7.8
Critic Ratings
9.1
6.9
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