7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Liv and Maddie (2013)
Liv and Maddie (2013)
Overview
The exploits of identical twins Liv, a former television star back home in Wisconsin and in the process of adding movie star to her credits, as well as beginning to focus on her music career, and Maddie, an outstanding student and basketball phenomenon recovering from an injured knee. The series centers on the unbreakable bond the twins share though they have wildly different personalities. To complicate their teenage lives, both parents work at their high school and their younger brothers are always stirring up trouble.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
The exploits of identical twins Liv, a former television star back home in Wisconsin and in the process of adding movie star to her credits, as well as beginning to focus on her music career, and Maddie, an outstanding student and basketball phenomenon recovering from an injured knee. The series centers on the unbreakable bond the twins share though they have wildly different personalities. To complicate their teenage lives, both parents work at their high school and their younger brothers are always stirring up trouble.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show's rating is neutral because its central themes revolve around universal coming-of-age experiences, family dynamics, and personal growth, which are largely apolitical and do not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology.
The series features visible diversity within its cast, though it does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities and does not center on explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The show features minimal LGBTQ+ representation, primarily through a character's brief, passing mention of having two mothers. This inclusion is incidental, neither central to the plot nor explored in depth, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal that neither strongly affirms nor denigrates queer identity.
The Disney Channel series "Liv and Maddie" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes within its narrative. The show primarily focuses on the lives of twin sisters and their family dynamics, without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Liv and Maddie is an original Disney Channel series. All characters were created specifically for this show, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been swapped.
Liv and Maddie is an original Disney Channel sitcom that premiered in 2013. Its characters were created for this specific production and do not have prior canonical or historical racial depictions from source material or previous installments. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
8.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
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