8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Surviving Summer (2022)
Surviving Summer (2022)
Overview
Rebellious Brooklyn teen Summer Torres is sent to live with family friends in the tiny town of Shorehaven on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AUS. Despite her best efforts, Summer falls in love with the town, the people and the surf.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Rebellious Brooklyn teen Summer Torres is sent to live with family friends in the tiny town of Shorehaven on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AUS. Despite her best efforts, Summer falls in love with the town, the people and the surf.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central subject matter of a rebellious teenager finding herself in a new environment through surfing is inherently apolitical. The narrative focuses on universal themes of personal growth, friendship, and finding belonging, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The series features a visibly diverse cast, with characters from various backgrounds integrated naturally into the story. The narrative, typical of a teen drama, focuses on themes of friendship, personal growth, and surfing, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
Surviving Summer features Poppy Tetanui, a lesbian character whose storyline involves a crush and coming out. The show portrays her identity and experiences with dignity and empathy, offering a positive and affirming representation of a queer teen. The narrative avoids harmful stereotypes, focusing instead on her character's complexity and agency.
Surviving Summer (2022) does not appear to feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, the narrative focuses on a teen's experience in a new surf town, friendships, and typical adolescent challenges, without incorporating transgender-related storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Surviving Summer is an original series created for Netflix, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot featuring legacy characters. Therefore, its characters are new and original to the show, precluding the possibility of a race swap as defined.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
7.3
Critic Ratings
10.0
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