4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Silk Stalkings (1991)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.3
Overview
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's core subject matter, focusing on individual crimes and their investigation within the existing legal framework, lacks a strong inherent political valence, and its solution of effective law enforcement is presented in an apolitical procedural manner.
The series 'Silk Stalkings' reflects a traditional approach to casting and narrative from its era. It features primarily mainstream casting without explicit DEI-driven character changes, and its storytelling does not center on or critique traditional identities or explicitly incorporate DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features LGBTQ+ characters primarily as victims in crime plots, where their identity often serves as a source of conflict, secrecy, or the motive for tragic events. While acknowledging their existence, the narrative frequently links queer identity to suffering and punitive outcomes, lacking a consistent affirming stance.
The series features a transsexual character whose identity is presented as a shocking revelation and a source of deception within a murder investigation. The narrative leverages her trans identity for dramatic effect and suspicion, rather than offering an empathetic or dignified portrayal, thus reinforcing problematic stereotypes.
The series often depicts characters who are nominally Christian, particularly among the wealthy elite, as hypocritical or involved in criminal activities. The narrative frequently uses their outward piety to highlight their moral failings and duplicity, without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith or its adherents.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Silk Stalkings is an original television series, not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic. All characters were created for the show, meaning there are no pre-existing characters from source material or history whose gender could have been swapped.
As an original television series, "Silk Stalkings" did not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous installments. All characters were created for the show, meaning there was no pre-established racial depiction to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.3
Critic Ratings
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