Star Trek: The Next Generation
tv·TV-PG·Sep 28, 1987
Star Trek: TNG earns a low 3/10 woke score for its organic diversity, fun adventures, and light social themes that prioritize optimistic storytelling over modern identity politics.
Star Trek: The Next Generation is a classic sci-fi series following the diverse crew of the USS Enterprise in a utopian 24th-century Federation, emphasizing interstellar exploration, diplomatic dilemmas, Prime Directive adherence, alien encounters, and character-driven adventures like Borg assimilations, holodeck mysteries, and AI ethics.
The show's established ensemble, including Black actors as Geordi La Forge and Worf alongside female leads, integrates organically into the narrative without race/gender-swapping or DEI-driven changes, with light allegorical social commentary on prejudice, colonialism, and humanism appearing as incidental subplots rather than central drivers. Its overall woke score of 3/10 reflects the consistent prioritization of entertaining, optimistic storytelling free from modern identity politics, prominent LGBTQ+ representation, creator activism, or audience backlash labeling it 'woke,' allowing broad appeal across seven seasons.
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3 earlier seasons not shown. Wokeometer focuses on modern content from 1990 onward.
We've run a full content analysis on Star Trek: The Next Generation and scored it 3/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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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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