NetflixBatwheels (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
The Batwheels are a team of sentient super-powered crimefighting vehicles that help Batman, Robin and Batgirl—as well as a host of additional DC Super Heroes—keep Gotham City safe. Created only recently by the Batcomputer, our mechanized heroes must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super-team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid.
Starring Cast
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Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
The Batwheels are a team of sentient super-powered crimefighting vehicles that help Batman, Robin and Batgirl—as well as a host of additional DC Super Heroes—keep Gotham City safe. Created only recently by the Batcomputer, our mechanized heroes must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super-team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series focuses on apolitical themes of teamwork, problem-solving, and the universal struggle of good versus evil, without engaging in specific ideological framing.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through explicit racial recasting of several traditionally white roles within its character lineup. However, its narrative maintains a neutral stance, focusing on its core themes of adventure and teamwork without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes in its plot.
Secondary
Several established DC Comics characters, including Commissioner Gordon, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, and Lex Luthor, who are historically depicted as white, are portrayed by actors of different racial backgrounds in this animated series.
Batwheels is a children's animated series centered on sentient vehicles fighting crime. The show's narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show introduces sentient versions of established vehicles, assigning them genders. However, these vehicles were not previously established as characters with a specific gender in prior canon. All human characters maintain their canonical genders.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.9
7.0
Critic Ratings
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