5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sex/Life (2021)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series explores a woman's journey to reclaim her sexual identity and personal fulfillment, challenging traditional marital expectations and societal norms for women. Its left-leaning rating is primarily driven by its championing of individual female agency and sexual liberation as the solution to the protagonist's unfulfillment.
The series features a visibly diverse cast, including significant roles for Black and Asian actors, and an Iranian-American lead, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative explores themes of female desire and self-discovery, but it does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities (white, male) as a central theme.
Secondary
"Sex/Life" features Sasha, a complex and independent bisexual woman. Her identity is depicted with dignity and agency, presented as a natural part of her life rather than a source of conflict or stereotype. The show normalizes bisexuality through her character, contributing to a net positive portrayal by integrating it seamlessly into a multifaceted individual's story.
Sasha Snow, a character implicitly or generally understood as white in the source novel "44 Chapters About 4 Men," is portrayed by a Black actress in the show, constituting a race swap.
The series "Sex/Life" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on heterosexual relationships, marital issues, and sexual exploration, with no depiction of transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Sex/Life is an original series, loosely based on a novel, that introduces its own set of characters. There are no instances of characters who were canonically or widely established as one gender in prior source material being portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
7.1
Critic Ratings
4.0
4.5
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