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Explained (2018)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
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Overview

This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.


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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Powered by
JustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The series consistently frames complex issues through a lens that emphasizes systemic factors, social justice, environmental concerns, and data-driven critiques of existing power structures, aligning with progressive values, even while aiming for an informative tone.

As a documentary series, "Explained" naturally features a diverse range of real people and experts across its various topics, reflecting the global nature of the subjects it covers. The series focuses on providing factual explanations, and while some episodes may touch upon societal issues that involve discussions of traditional power structures or DEI themes, this is typically presented as part of the informational content rather than an explicit, overarching critique.

Secondary

The 'Explained' series, particularly through its 'Sex, Explained' spin-off, features an episode dedicated to 'Sexuality.' This episode provides an educational and affirming overview of diverse sexual orientations, presenting them as natural variations of human experience. The portrayal is respectful, factual, and validates LGBTQ+ identities without endorsing stereotypes or negative outcomes.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

{Explained} is a documentary series that explores various topics and does not feature fictional characters adapted from source material or reboots of legacy characters. The concept of a gender swap, as defined, does not apply to this type of show.

{Explained} is a documentary series that features real people and experts discussing various topics. It does not contain fictional characters or narrative adaptations of established figures from source material or history, therefore the concept of a race swap does not apply.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.0
The Movie Database logo
7.5

Critic Ratings

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