HBO MaxBookie (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HBO MaxBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HBO MaxDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series primarily focuses on the personal and professional struggles of its characters amidst economic and legal changes, offering social commentary without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The series features a visibly diverse cast across racial and gender lines, portraying varied social backgrounds and family structures. However, the narrative primarily focuses on character-driven dark comedy and complex social dynamics, without explicitly foregrounding DEI themes, addressing systemic equity issues, or critically portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The TV series *Bookie* features a brief portrayal of a transgender character, which is largely criticized for its lack of depth and sensitivity. The character, played by a cisgender man, is primarily used for transphobic humor and stereotypes, including misgendering. The narrative fails to offer a nuanced representation, instead marginalizing her identity and focusing on jokes at her expense, resulting in a problematic depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The provided information for "Bookie" (2023) explicitly states that no characters are identified as having an on-screen gender that differs from their established gender in source material or historical record. The series features original characters without noted gender discrepancies.
Bookie is an original series, not an adaptation of existing source material or based on historical figures. All characters are new creations for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to deviate from. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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