6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Shadowhunters (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series consistently critiques systemic prejudice and discrimination within its fictional governing body, championing themes of diversity, inter-species cooperation, and challenging oppressive authority, which aligns with progressive values.
The series demonstrates significant diversity through explicit racial recasting of several traditionally white roles. Its narrative prominently features a central, positively portrayed gay relationship and actively champions non-traditional identities, exploring themes of acceptance and challenging rigid societal norms.
Secondary
Shadowhunters offers a primarily positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters through the central and celebrated relationship of Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. Their journey from internal struggle to open, committed love is depicted with dignity, complexity, and agency, affirming the worth of queer lives and love.
The show features multiple female characters who are proficient in physical combat. Isabelle Lightwood consistently engages in and wins close-quarters fights against male demons and adversaries using her whip and martial arts. Maia Roberts also demonstrates victory in physical brawls against male opponents.
Luke Garroway, a significant character depicted as white in the source novels, is portrayed by a Black actor in the show. This constitutes a clear instance of a race swap.
The show's core mythology centers on Nephilim, half-angel beings with a divine mandate to fight demons. While the rigid institution of the Clave is often critiqued for its prejudice, the underlying angelic heritage and sacred mission are consistently portrayed as righteous and noble.
The television series "Shadowhunters" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The "Shadowhunters" series adapts "The Mortal Instruments" books. All major characters from the source material maintain their established gender in the show, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
7.6
Critic Ratings
7.6
4.5
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