7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
Overview
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Marvel's Luke Cage explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering its narrative on the critique of systemic racism, the prison industrial complex, and institutional corruption within a marginalized community, championing community empowerment and social justice as solutions.
The series features a diverse cast that is faithful to its comic book origins, centering on a Black superhero in Harlem. Its narrative explicitly explores themes of race, community, and systemic injustice, making DEI a central aspect of its storytelling.
Secondary
The show features Misty Knight, a detective, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents. Her victories are achieved through skilled hand-to-hand combat, sometimes augmented by a bionic arm.
The film portrays Christianity positively through Luke Cage's strong moral compass, rooted in his pastor father's teachings, and the church's role as a vital community pillar. While some characters from a religious background are corrupt, the narrative clearly condemns their hypocrisy rather than the faith itself, aligning with Christian virtues.
Marvel's Luke Cage primarily focuses on themes of race, power, and justice in Harlem. The series does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate within its narrative.
Marvel's Luke Cage does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The series primarily focuses on issues of race, power, and justice in Harlem, with no explicit or implicit portrayal of transgender identities.
All major and supporting characters in Marvel's Luke Cage maintain the same gender as their established comic book counterparts. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender were identified.
The show primarily features characters who were canonically Black or Latino in the Marvel Comics source material. The casting for major roles, including Luke Cage, Misty Knight, and Mariah Dillard, aligns with their established racial identities, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.7
7.4
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