Its content profile reflects a deliberate emphasis on diversity through race and gender swaps of core characters—such as turning Wang Miao into a Latina entrepreneur and Luo Ji into a Black physicist—to form a multicultural ensemble, as explicitly stated by creators seeking to represent humanity's "global struggle" rather than adhere to the source material's Chinese focus. This casting approach, extending to supporting roles and the Oxford friend group, drives the ideological elements without introducing identity politics, systemic critiques, or activist overlays into the plot or historical flashbacks. The result earns the show an overall woke score of 5/10, with audience pushback mainly targeting the inorganic representation choices rather than narrative preaching.