SpectrumP-Valley (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
Down deep in the Mississippi Delta, Trap music meets film noir in this kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors—the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful, and the damned.
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Down deep in the Mississippi Delta, Trap music meets film noir in this kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors—the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful, and the damned.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series' central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering the experiences of marginalized Black women, critiquing systemic economic precarity, racial and gender-based exploitation, and championing female agency, sexual liberation, and community solidarity against oppressive forces.
P-Valley showcases significant diversity by centering its narrative on a predominantly Black cast and exploring their lives in the Mississippi Delta. The series explicitly integrates and critiques themes of race, gender, and sexuality, highlighting the struggles against traditional power structures and societal norms.
Secondary
P-Valley offers a deeply affirming and nuanced portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, particularly through Uncle Clifford, a non-binary club owner. The show depicts queer individuals with dignity, complexity, and agency, exploring their relationships and identities within a supportive community. It frames challenges as external, consistently validating the worth of LGBTQ+ lives and love.
The show frequently portrays Christian institutions and some adherents as hypocritical, judgmental, and oppressive, particularly towards the women of The Pynk. The narrative often critiques the church's moralizing and its failure to genuinely support or understand the struggles of its community members, without offering significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the institution itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
P-Valley is an original series based on an original play, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific narrative, thus no gender swaps occurred.
P-Valley is an original series created by Katori Hall, not an adaptation of a pre-existing work with established characters of a different race, nor does it feature historical figures. All characters are original to the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.5
8.3
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