HBO MaxThe Undoing (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series functions primarily as a psychological thriller and murder mystery, focusing on individual culpability and personal betrayal rather than promoting a specific political ideology. Its core narrative remains apolitical despite its setting among the wealthy elite.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast in key roles, contributing to a varied ensemble. The narrative, while exploring themes of privilege and deception within a specific social class, does not explicitly critique traditional identities based on race or gender, maintaining a neutral or character-focused portrayal.
Secondary
The Undoing does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a heterosexual couple and their family as they navigate a murder investigation, with no explicit representation or discussion of queer identities or relationships.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Undoing is an adaptation of the novel "You Should Have Known." All major characters in the series retain the same gender as established in the original source material.
Based on the source novel 'You Should Have Known,' no major character who was canonically or widely established as one race was portrayed as a different race in the series. Characters with different racial portrayals were either new creations or had unspecified races in the original text.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.5
N/A
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