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Zero Day

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TV-MA
February 20, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Zero Day earns its low 2/10 woke score as a centrist thriller that sticks to cyberattack conspiracies and institutional power struggles without any progressive messaging or identity politics. It delivers straightforward, neutral entertainment focused on truth-seeking.

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Detailed Analysis

Zero Day is a traditional political thriller centered on former President George Mullen's investigation into a deadly cyberattack, as he uncovers conspiracies involving his daughter Alexandra and House Speaker Richard Dreyer amid themes of civil liberties, disinformation, and institutional power.

The narrative maintains a centrist, non-partisan stance that critiques extremes on both sides without embedding progressive ideological framing or identity-based messaging in its premise or character arcs. Casting decisions, such as Angela Bassett as President Evelyn Mitchell, integrate organically into the story's alternate-timeline fiction rather than serving as deliberate statements. This approach results in an overall woke score of 2/10, reflecting the absence of LGBTQ allusions or woke discourse in favor of straightforward truth-seeking elements.

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Is Zero Day Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Zero Day 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 Zero Day?

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 Zero Day's overall score.

Is Zero Day family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Zero Day 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.

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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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