

Trying sticks to a traditional couple's adoption journey and everyday family life, delivering relatable domestic drama without identity politics, systemic critiques, or activist framing. This straightforward approach earns its low 1/10 woke score.
"Trying" follows a conventional heterosexual British couple, Nikki and Jason, as they navigate infertility, the UK adoption and fostering processes, and the everyday challenges of raising adopted siblings Tyler and Princess within a nuclear family structure.
Across all five seasons, the narrative centers on relatable domestic matters such as home visits, family events, parenting stresses, blended-family adjustments, and personal milestones, drawn from universal human experiences rather than any ideological lens. The show maintains a consistent focus on traditional norms, personal sacrifices, and supportive relationships without introducing systemic critiques, identity politics, or activist framing in plots, dialogue, or character arcs.
Casting remains organic to the British ensemble with no foregrounded DEI elements or narrative alterations. This straightforward, non-activist approach across the reviewed seasons underpins the show's overall woke score of 1/10.
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We've run a full content analysis on Trying 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 Trying's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Trying is rated TV-14. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age ratingto decide if it's right for your family.
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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