Kingdom
tv·TV-MA·Jan 25, 2019·
Kingdom delivers a 1/10 woke score by focusing purely on Joseon-era political intrigue, class conflict, and zombie survival with organic characters and no progressive messaging. It stays neutral, story-driven entertainment without DEI or identity politics.
Kingdom is a historical zombie thriller set in the Joseon era that follows a crown prince navigating royal succession, court conspiracies, and a spreading undead plague amid famine and power struggles.
The narrative draws on traditional elements like political intrigue, class hierarchies, and survival horror, with all-Korean casting in period-appropriate roles and capable female characters such as physician Seo-bi integrated organically without identity-based framing. Across the reviewed seasons, the show avoids any embedding of progressive ideology, DEI alterations, LGBTQ+ arcs, or activist messaging, resulting in its official overall woke score of 1/10.
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We've run a full content analysis on Kingdom and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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 Kingdom's overall score.
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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 →
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