NetflixThe 100 (2014)
Bias Rating
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Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.
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Leans Progressive
Primary
The series consistently critiques tribalism, xenophobia, and authoritarian power structures, championing diplomacy, empathy, and collective evolution towards a unified, peaceful future as the ultimate solution to humanity's self-destructive tendencies.
The series "The 100" demonstrates significant diversity through its intentional casting, featuring a wide range of prominent non-white and LGBTQ+ characters. While the narrative explores complex moral and societal issues, its focus is on broader themes of survival and human nature rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The 100 featured several LGBTQ+ characters, including a central lesbian romance between Lexa and Clarke, which was groundbreaking for its time. However, Lexa's death immediately after finding happiness tragically reinforced the harmful 'Bury Your Gays' trope, overshadowing other positive portrayals and leading to a net problematic impact on LGBTQ+ representation.
The show features several female characters who are highly skilled warriors. Octavia Blake and Lexa, among others, are repeatedly shown to be victorious in direct physical combat, utilizing melee weapons and martial arts against multiple male opponents.
The show is an adaptation of a book series. While it introduces many new characters and significantly diverges from the source material, no established characters from the books had their gender changed in the on-screen portrayal.
The show 'The 100' significantly diverged from its source novels, which did not explicitly or unambiguously establish the race of most characters. Therefore, casting choices for the show do not constitute a race swap as per the defined criteria.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.3
6.4
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