TV Show review
Review basis: 5 seasons, 87 episodes · through May 3, 2023
September 26, 2018 · 42 min · TV-14 · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A group of Boston friends support each other after one dies by suicide. They deal with cancer, depression, affairs, addiction, family problems, and life changes across five seasons. Later seasons include Danny's gay coming out and relationship story, Katherine leaving her marriage for a woman and marrying Greta, a transgender student character mentored by Rome, and a Black Lives Matter protest episode where characters discuss racial bias.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for A Million Little Things.
Woke representation / casting
Prominent Black leads Rome and Regina intentionally cast for cultural depiction of depression and mental health; Asian lead Katherine; Gay brother; visible emphasis on identity in casting choices.
Woke political dialogue
Season 3 BLM episode features characters attending protests and discussing racial biases after George Floyd.
Identity-driven story themes
Multiple prominent queer storylines including Danny's gay coming out and relationship, Katherine's lesbian awakening and marriage to Greta, and trans student Maddox; these take significant time in later seasons.
Western institutional / cultural critique
BLM protest episode frames police and racial bias issues within modern context; other personal stories remain main focus.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Viewer complaints on Reddit and social media call the show woke propaganda, especially BLM episode and Katherine's lesbian arc; some stopped watching.
Creator track record context
D.J. Nash deliberately framed key characters' races for identity-based storytelling on depression and culture; later seasons added BLM and identity arcs alongside mental health focus.
