8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Power Book IV: Force (2022)
Power Book IV: Force (2022)
Overview
Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series primarily focuses on the apolitical themes of individual ambition, power struggles, and loyalty within a criminal underworld, without explicitly promoting or critiquing broader political ideologies. Its narrative centers on the pragmatic challenges of establishing and maintaining a drug empire.
The series features a visibly diverse cast that is integral to its original world-building, rather than relying on explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes present but not central to the storyline.
Secondary
Power Book IV: Force features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, notably Diamond Sampson, whose gay identity is depicted with dignity and complexity. His relationships are portrayed authentically, and challenges arise from external circumstances rather than his sexual orientation, contributing to an overall affirming portrayal.
In 'Power Book IV: Force,' Christianity is often depicted through characters who profess faith or attend religious events, yet consistently engage in violent and immoral criminal activities. The narrative frequently highlights the hypocrisy of these adherents, portraying faith as either superficial, ineffective in guiding moral behavior, or used as a facade, thereby casting a negative light on its practical application within the show's brutal reality.
The series 'Power Book IV: Force' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the scope of this analysis.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series is a spin-off of the 'Power' universe. Its central returning character, Tommy Egan, maintains his established male gender from the original series. No other characters from prior canon are depicted with a different gender.
The show is a spin-off of the 'Power' series. The main legacy character, Tommy Egan, is portrayed by the same actor and maintains his established race from the original series. New characters introduced in this spin-off do not have prior canonical races to be swapped.
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