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Dark Matter
tv·TV-MA·May 7, 2024·
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Dark Matter
tv
TV-MA
May 7, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Dark Matter stays a safe, neutral sci-fi thriller about multiverse choices and family bonds with zero identity politics or lectures, earning its low 2/10 score by focusing purely on plot and personal agency.
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Detailed Analysis
Dark Matter is a sci-fi thriller centered on physicist Jason Dessen's abduction into parallel realities via the Box device, as he fights to reclaim his original life with wife Daniela and son Charlie while navigating themes of personal choice, family bonds, and the consequences of invention.
Season 1 delivers a faithful adaptation focused tightly on individual agency without identity politics or systemic critiques. Season 2 expands with original storylines on relationships, variant identities, and emotional fallout from the multiverse, plus loose AI ethics parallels, all while preserving a traditional high-concept narrative.
Casting choices like Joel Edgerton as Jason and Jennifer Connelly as Daniela reflect standard ensemble diversity without race or gender swaps or activist framing. The absence of ideological content or lectures across both seasons underpins the show's overall woke score of 2/10.
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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We've run a full content analysis on Dark Matter and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in Dark Matter?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Dark Matter's overall score.
Is Dark Matter family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Dark Matter is rated TV-MA. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score tv shows?
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
