6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Conners (2018)
The Conners (2018)
Overview
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The show consistently portrays the economic and social struggles of a working-class family, highlighting issues like healthcare affordability and systemic inequality, which aligns its dominant themes with progressive values.
The series features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with its predecessor, but incorporates visible diversity through supporting characters and storylines. The narrative explores various social issues and DEI themes, often from a working-class perspective, without explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively or making DEI critique the central focus.
Secondary
The Conners features Mark, a gay teenager, whose identity and relationships are portrayed with dignity and complexity. His family's consistent support and acceptance frame his experiences positively, with any challenges depicted as external societal issues rather than inherent to his identity. The net impact is affirming.
The show portrays Christianity primarily through the lens of its working-class characters, depicting their nuanced and often pragmatic relationship with faith. While it occasionally highlights hypocrisy or struggles with belief, the narrative generally treats adherents with sympathy and respect, showing how faith intersects with their lives, offering both challenges and comfort without condemning the faith itself.
The Conners does not feature any characters explicitly identified as transsexual, nor does it explore themes directly related to transsexual identity. While the show includes other LGBTQ+ representation, such as a non-binary character and a gay character, transsexual characters and themes are not present in its narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Conners is a direct continuation of Roseanne, featuring the same established characters. All legacy characters maintain their original, canonically established gender from the prior series, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender.
The Conners is a continuation of the Roseanne series. All legacy characters from the original show maintain their established race in the spin-off. New characters introduced or those whose race was previously established in the original series do not constitute a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
7.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
7.5
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