Apple TVMiracle Workers (2019)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
The first season of this comedy anthology is set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
The first season of this comedy anthology is set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series primarily utilizes broad, absurdist satire to critique various forms of bureaucracy, power structures, and human folly across different settings. Its focus on comedic subversion and humanistic themes, rather than advocating for a specific political ideology or solution, results in a neutral political stance.
The series features a visibly diverse ensemble cast in original roles, contributing to varied representation without explicitly recasting traditionally white characters. The narrative, a satirical comedy, maintains a neutral stance on traditional identities, focusing its humor on absurd situations rather than explicit critiques of specific demographic groups.
Secondary
Miracle Workers features an openly lesbian character, Maggie, in its second season. Her portrayal is positive, depicting her as a respected individual whose same-sex relationship is normalized and accepted without being a source of conflict or mockery. The show integrates her identity seamlessly, contributing to an affirming representation of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The show heavily satirizes core Christian concepts, depicting God as a depressed, incompetent, and destructive boss, and Heaven as a dysfunctional bureaucracy. The narrative consistently portrays these divine figures and institutions as deeply flawed and problematic, with the humor derived from their absurdity and inefficiency.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Miracle Workers is an anthology series featuring original characters each season. There are no instances where a character, canonically or historically established as one gender in source material, is portrayed as a different gender.
Miracle Workers is an original anthology series where each season features new characters. There are no pre-existing characters from established source material, prior installments, or history whose race could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.4
N/A
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