4.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Disney Junior Ariel (2024)
Disney Junior Ariel (2024)
Overview
Follow 8-year-old Ariel as she and her friends embark on fun-filled, action-packed underwater adventures throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom and beyond.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.5
Overview
Follow 8-year-old Ariel as she and her friends embark on fun-filled, action-packed underwater adventures throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom and beyond.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by centering on multicultural representation, diversity, and inclusion through its reimagining of Ariel and its Caribbean-inspired setting, directly challenging traditional narratives and character archetypes.
This movie demonstrates explicit DEI through its casting, featuring a Black Ariel and a multi-ethnic cast that reimagines traditionally white roles. The narrative is centrally focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, drawing heavily from Caribbean culture and promoting themes of inclusivity and acceptance for young audiences.
Secondary
The character Ariel, originally depicted as Caucasian in the 1989 animated film, is portrayed as Black in this series, which aligns with the definition of a race swap.
Disney Junior's Ariel does not explicitly feature LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. While praised for its diverse representation, including Black and Latina characters and positive same-gender friendships, it lacks specific LGBTQ+ themes. Interpretations of queer coding from the original Little Mermaid franchise are not directly addressed in this series, resulting in no explicit LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The Disney Junior show *Ariel* (2024) does not explicitly feature transsexual characters or themes in its narrative. Although the broader *Little Mermaid* franchise has shown inclusivity in casting for other projects and cultural interpretations of the story exist, these are distinct from the show's direct content, resulting in no depiction within the series itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2024 Disney Junior series *Ariel* portrays its main characters, including Ariel, King Triton, and Ursula, with their canonical genders consistent with the original source material. No characters have their on-screen gender differ from their established gender.
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