7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Overview
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, a fantastical premise involving zombieism, lacks inherent political valence. The narrative focuses on family unity and pragmatic adaptation to extreme circumstances, rather than promoting specific political ideologies or critiquing systemic issues from a partisan perspective.
The movie features visible diversity within its supporting cast, reflecting a modern suburban setting, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a dark comedic take on family and survival, and does not explicitly critique or negatively frame traditional identities.
Secondary
The series features a lesbian couple, Lisa and Anne, whose relationship is depicted as stable, loving, and completely normalized. Their queer identity is presented with dignity and is never a source of conflict or mockery, contributing positively to representation by integrating them seamlessly into the show's world.
The show primarily depicts Christianity through Father Bob, a priest whose unwavering faith leads him to increasingly fanatical and violent actions in his fight against the undead. His character arc suggests that rigid religious dogma can be a source of extremism and moral corruption, with the narrative consistently portraying his religiously motivated actions as misguided and harmful.
Santa Clarita Diet does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative focuses entirely on its horror-comedy premise involving zombies, family dynamics, and suburban life, without engaging with LGBTQ+ specific portrayals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Santa Clarita Diet is an original series featuring new characters created for the show. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior adaptations whose gender could have been altered.
Santa Clarita Diet is an original series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations from which characters could be race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.4
Critic Ratings
8.9
6.6
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