NetflixCarmen Sandiego (2019)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
A master thief who uses her skills for good, Carmen Sandiego travels the world foiling V.I.L.E.'s evil plans -- with help from her savvy sidekicks.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
A master thief who uses her skills for good, Carmen Sandiego travels the world foiling V.I.L.E.'s evil plans -- with help from her savvy sidekicks.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series' central narrative focuses on challenging a global exploitative organization and advocating for the restitution of cultural artifacts to their rightful origins, aligning with anti-colonial and social justice themes.
The series features significant DEI through the explicit recasting of the titular character, Carmen Sandiego, as Latina, supported by a visibly diverse global cast. The narrative, while promoting cultural diversity through its settings and characters, focuses on adventure and does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The show features multiple female characters who are highly skilled in physical combat. Carmen Sandiego, Tigress, and Coach Brunt consistently use martial arts, strength, and agility to defeat one or more male opponents in direct physical confrontations.
The Chief of ACME, a character widely established as male in previous iterations of the Carmen Sandiego franchise, is portrayed as female in the 2019 animated series.
The 'Carmen Sandiego' animated series does not explicitly feature any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on adventure, espionage, and the protagonist's journey, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
The 2019 series introduces new characters like Player, whose race was not established in prior canon. While the Chief character's race differs from one specific prior animated series, the role's racial depiction was not consistently established across the entire franchise's various iterations.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.9
8.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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