Mayday centers on a Cold War survival tale with no transgender characters or themes. A minor lesbian subplot appears but does not involve gender identity or transition.

Mayday follows a male protagonist's survival and evasion efforts in hostile territory. No female characters are shown defeating male opponents through direct physical combat such as hand-to-hand or melee encounters.

Mayday centers on original characters including U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy Kelly and former KGB operative Nikolai Ustinov, with no reimagining of any established figures from prior source material or history.

Mayday presents an original spy story with newly created characters and no established figures from prior source material or documented history recast across racial lines.

Not depicted.