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Top 50 WOKE Series
The 50 series with the highest chudrank scores right now, most WOKE first: how each series is seen in the culture war, with the reason under each title. Disagree? Every vote moves the score.
Vote on these series →← CHUD · swipe · WOKE →| # | Title and why | Score | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  POSE (2018)Drama about Black and Latino trans ball culture and the AIDS crisis | 93Full WOKE | Vote |
| 2 |  Dear White People (2017)Satire of race politics at an Ivy League college, culture-war target | 92Full WOKE | Vote |
| 3 |  Transparent (2014)Family drama centred on a trans parent, widely seen as woke | 92Full WOKE | Vote |
| 4 |  When They See Us (2019)Drama on the wrongly convicted Central Park Five, racial justice focus | 91Full WOKE | Vote |
| 5 |  RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)Drag competition celebrated as LGBT culture, culture-war target | 90Full WOKE | Vote |
| 6 |  The Handmaid's Tale (2017)Dystopian theocracy story; icon of progressive feminist resistance | 89Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 7 |  Good Trouble (2019)Young adults navigating activism, race and LGBT issues | 87Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 8 |  The Fosters (2013)Family drama with lesbian parents and adoption, LGBT-affirming | 87Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 9 |  Lovecraft Country (2020)Horror series confronting Jim Crow racism from a Black perspective | 86Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 10 |  She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)Animated fantasy with openly LGBT leads, praised as progressive | 86Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 11 |  The Good Fight (2017)Legal drama openly framed as anti-Trump resistance storytelling | 86Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 12 |  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)Liberal satirical news show | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 13 |  The Acolyte (2024)Diverse cast and queer themes; anti-woke fan backlash | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 14 |  The L Word (2004)Landmark lesbian drama with strong LGBT representation | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 15 |  Watchmen (2019)Alt-history on American racism and white supremacy, strongly left-read | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 16 |  Years and Years (2019)Dystopian drama strongly critical of populism and Brexit | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 17 |  black-ish (2014)Black family comedy tackling race issues, politically pointed | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 18 |  Heartstopper (2022)Gentle gay teen romance, celebrated for LGBT representation | 84Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 19 |  The Colbert Report (2005)Satire mocking the right by Stephen Colbert | 84Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 20 |  Veneno (2020)Biopic of trans icon, celebrated for trans representation | 84Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 21 |  Will & Grace (1998)Gay-friendly sitcom credited with shifting public opinion on LGBT rights | 84Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 22 |  Love, Victor (2020)Gay coming-out teen drama, strong LGBT representation | 83Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 23 |  Steven Universe (2013)Gem family cartoon with queer love, praised by progressives | 83Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 24 |  Batwoman (2019)Out lesbian lead with social-justice framing, progressive favorite | 82Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 25 |  Looking (2014)Gay friends in San Francisco, LGBT-centred drama | 82Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 26 |  Queer Eye (2018)Makeover reality show with gay hosts and inclusive social themes | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 27 |  Roots (1977)Epic slavery saga, seen as a landmark of Black history on TV | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 28 |  Sense8 (2015)Global queer and trans themes from Wachowskis, progressive favorite | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 29 |  Unbelievable (2019)Drama about rape survivors failed by police, sympathetic to victims | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 30 |  Young Royals (2021)Teen royal romance with gay lead; praised for LGBT story | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 31 |  grown-ish (2018)College comedy with progressive themes of identity and race | 81Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 32 |  Insecure (2016)Comedy-drama about Black womanhood and everyday race and class issues | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 33 |  She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)Comedy about a female lawyer; targeted by anti-woke backlash | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 34 |  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)Late-night show seen as strongly anti-Trump and liberal | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 35 |  Velma (2023)Diverse reimagining; seen as woke by critics | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 36 |  Glee (2009)Musical comedy celebrating outcasts and LGBT teens | 79Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 37 |  Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)Liberal-leaning late-night talk show | 79Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 38 |  Sex Education (2019)Teen comedy with strongly inclusive sexuality and LGBT themes | 79Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 39 |  Show Me a Hero (2015)Drama about fair-housing desegregation fight, sympathetic to integration | 79Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 40 |  The Boondocks (2005)Satirical cartoon with a radical leftist boy and sharp race commentary | 79Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 41 |  Adolescence (2025)Teen murder drama on online manosphere radicalization | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 42 |  Ms. Marvel (2022)Muslim South Asian teen hero, diversity-focused | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 43 |  The Boys (2019)Superhero satire of corporate power and Trump-like figures | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 44 |  The Owl House (2020)Queer-positive animation with bisexual lead, praised by progressives | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 45 |  Cosmos (2014)Science series defending evolution and climate science | 77Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 46 |  Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)Late-night host known for sharp anti-right comedy | 77Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 47 |  Orange Is the New Black (2013)Women's prison drama with trans and LGBT characters, social issues | 77Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 48 |  The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)Talk show by openly gay host; liberal tone | 77Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 49 |  The View (1997)Liberal-leaning panel show, feuds with conservatives | 77Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 50 |  Queen Sugar (2016)Black family drama on farming and justice, Ava DuVernay produced | 76Leaning WOKE | Vote |
Across these 50: average score 83, median 82, from 76 to 93. Highest score: POSE (2018) (93). Lowest score: Queen Sugar (2016) (76).
What critics said about the quality
Scores are about how a title is seen in the culture war, not whether it is good. For some of the titles on this list, here is how critics judged them, word for word from Wikipedia.
Dear White People (2017)
The series has been met with critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, season one has a 95% approval rating based on 55 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8.69/10.
Wikipedia, Dear White People (TV series), quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Transparent (2014)
On Rotten Tomatoes it received an overall score of 91%, and an overall score of 85 on Metacritic.
Wikipedia, Transparent (TV series), quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
POSE (2018)
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 8.3/10 based on 84 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Charged with energy, poise, and confidence, Pose pirouettes between artistic opulence and deliciously soapy drama to create a fresh new addition to Ryan Murphy's lexicon." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 75 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Wikipedia, Pose (TV series), quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Show Me a Hero (2015)
Show Me a Hero received critical acclaim from reviewers although U.S. cable original programming viewership was low. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 8.6/10 based on 54 reviews.
Wikipedia, Show Me a Hero, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0