NetflixHightown (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
Amid the drug trade on Cape Cod, a body washes ashore and is discovered by an irreverent National Marine Fisheries Service officer, Jackie Quinones, who is determined to help solve the murder even if the state cops want her nowhere near the case.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Netflix
Spectrum
Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Amid the drug trade on Cape Cod, a body washes ashore and is discovered by an irreverent National Marine Fisheries Service officer, Jackie Quinones, who is determined to help solve the murder even if the state cops want her nowhere near the case.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixSpectrumApple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series' dominant themes align with progressive values by focusing on the systemic issues contributing to the opioid crisis, institutional corruption, and the struggles of marginalized communities, rather than emphasizing individual moral failings or traditional solutions.
The series features a visibly diverse main cast, including a Latina lead character, and explores a crime drama with complex characters from various backgrounds. While diversity is present, the narrative does not explicitly recast traditional roles or center its themes around a critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
Hightown features lesbian protagonists Jackie Quiñones and Renee Segna, whose complex relationships and personal struggles are central to the narrative. The show portrays their queer identities with dignity and agency, integrating them naturally into the story without making their sexuality the source of their problems or depicting it negatively. Their same-sex relationships are normalized and treated with dramatic realism.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hightown is an original crime drama series, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters are new creations for the show, meaning there are no established canonical or historical figures whose gender could have been swapped.
Hightown is an original crime drama series, not an adaptation of existing material or a historical depiction. All characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or established race for any character to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
N/A
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