7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Locke & Key (2020)
Locke & Key (2020)
Overview
After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series primarily explores universal themes of family, grief, and responsibility within a fantasy framework, featuring a clear good-versus-evil narrative that largely avoids explicit political commentary or ideological promotion.
The series incorporates diverse casting, including explicit race swaps for significant supporting characters and a major antagonist, demonstrating intentional efforts in representation. However, the narrative itself focuses on themes of family, magic, and grief, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
The show includes LGBTQ+ characters in supporting roles. Javi is depicted as a casually gay character, presented with normalcy and dignity. While the antagonist Eden exhibits same-sex attraction, her villainy is not attributed to her sexuality, and the portrayal avoids denigration. The overall impact is positive due to the inclusion of a well-adjusted gay character.
The character Dodge, who is canonically a male entity in the comic books, takes on a significant and sustained female form (Echo) in the show, which was not a primary identity in the source material.
The show "Locke & Key" features several characters, such as Ellie Whedon, Scot Cavendish, and Jackie Veda, who were depicted as white in the original comic book series but are portrayed by actors of different races in the screen adaptation.
The series "Locke & Key" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a family discovering magical keys and battling supernatural forces, without incorporating transgender identity into its storyline or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.8
Critic Ratings
6.8
N/A
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