Insatiable (2018)

Overview
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
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Overview
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
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While the series touches on themes often discussed in progressive discourse, such as the critique of beauty standards and the impact of bullying, its narrative primarily functions as a dark satire focused on individual psychological dysfunction and the destructive pursuit of revenge, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, but it does not explicitly recast traditionally white roles with minority actors. Its narrative focuses on themes of body image and revenge, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
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Insatiable features prominent LGBTQ+ character arcs, notably with Brick and Bob Armstrong, who navigate self-discovery, coming out, and forming same-sex relationships. While the show's overall tone is satirical and often controversial, these storylines depict characters with complexity and agency. The narrative generally affirms the worth of their identities and relationships, framing obstacles as external rather than inherent to their queer identity.
The series frequently uses Christian characters, particularly Bob Armstrong, to satirize hypocrisy, judgmentalism, and the performative aspects of faith within Southern American culture and beauty pageants. The narrative consistently highlights the disconnect between stated Christian values and the characters' often morally ambiguous actions. There are no significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the religion itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Insatiable is an original series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot with legacy characters. All characters introduced in the show are new creations, therefore, no character's gender could have been swapped from a prior established canon.
Insatiable is an original series created for Netflix, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no characters had a prior canonical or historical race to be swapped from.
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