A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
NCIS: New Orleans is a procedural crime drama centered on investigating crimes within the military and national security context. Its neutral rating stems from its focus on upholding law and order through established institutions, largely avoiding explicit political commentary or ideological advocacy beyond the genre's conventions.
The series features a visibly diverse cast in its ensemble, reflecting a range of racial and ethnic backgrounds. The narrative primarily focuses on its procedural elements, maintaining a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities without explicit critique or making DEI themes central to its core storytelling.
NCIS: New Orleans featured a non-binary character, Dr. Hannah Khoury, depicted with dignity and professionalism. Their romantic relationship with Sebastian Lund was portrayed as normal and loving, without their identity being sensationalized or problematized. The overall portrayal was respectful and affirming.
The show features trained female NCIS agents, such as Tammy Gregorio, who frequently engage in close-quarters physical altercations with male suspects. These agents are shown to be proficient in subduing and defeating male opponents through direct physical force and combat skills.
The show frequently features Christian characters and institutions as part of the New Orleans community, often portraying faith as a source of comfort, moral guidance, or community support. While individual religious figures might be involved in criminal activity, the narrative typically frames these as personal failings rather than a critique of Christianity itself.
NCIS: New Orleans is a spin-off series that introduces an original cast of characters for its specific setting. It does not feature any legacy characters from prior installments or source material whose established gender was changed for this production.
NCIS: New Orleans is an original series within the NCIS franchise, introducing new characters not based on prior established source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters were canonically, historically, or widely established as one race before being portrayed as a different race in this series.
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