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Murderbot
tv·TV-MA·May 15, 2025·
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Murderbot
tv
TV-MA
May 15, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
5Mixed
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Murderbot centers its narrative on a hacked SecUnit's autonomy, media habits, and corporate threats while incorporating moderate found-family arcs and non-traditional relationships among the PreservationAux team. This blend produces its 5/10 score.
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Detailed Analysis
Murderbot adapts Martha Wells' books around a hacked SecUnit's pursuit of autonomy, media obsession, and corporate threats, with the Season 1 adaptation centering this premise through its human supporting cast.
The PreservationAux team incorporates explicit non-traditional identities and relationships, including nonbinary Pin-Lee (they/them) in a polyamorous throuple and other queer dynamics treated as recurring character details alongside diverse casting in leadership and crew roles. These elements expand the source material into found-family and relationship arcs while Murderbot retains it/its pronouns with a masculine presentation. The show's content profile reflects this blend, resulting in an overall woke score of 5/10.
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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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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Is Murderbot Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Murderbot and scored it 5/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Murderbot?
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 Murderbot's overall score.
Is Murderbot family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Murderbot 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 →
