Is there DEI in Alexa & Katie?

The biggest factors in our score are Woke representation / casting, Creator track record context. Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school. The pals confront a crisis that leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in.

TV Show review

Alexa & Katie

Q: Is Alexa & Katie woke?

Alexa & Katie has a woke score of 7/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Alexa & Katie is a conventional multi-camera sitcom about two best friends starting high school. Alexa has cancer and her best friend Katie helps her through treatments, school, family, and teen life. The story centers on their friendship, resilience, and normal high school experiences like crushes and sports. No identity politics, political dialogue, or activist messaging appears in the story, marketing, or creator comments.

Review basis: 4 seasons, 39 episodes · through June 13, 2020

March 23, 2018 · 25 min · TV-G · Ended

Woke Score

7/ 100

Lower is better

7.5 / 10IMDb↗94%Audience↗

Comedy

Review

Summary

Alexa & Katie is a conventional multi-camera sitcom about two best friends starting high school. Alexa has cancer and her best friend Katie helps her through treatments, school, family, and teen life. The story centers on their friendship, resilience, and normal high school experiences like crushes and sports. No identity politics, political dialogue, or activist messaging appears in the story, marketing, or creator comments.

Breakdown

Factors & Ratings

These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Alexa & Katie.

Woke representation / casting

Mixed family casting with Filipino-American lead actress Paris Berelc as Alexa and Korean-American actor Eddie Shin as her father. Some diverse supporting friends appear. Casting looks incidental and unemphasized in the story or marketing.

12 / 100

Woke political dialogue

No political or activist dialogue in any season.

0 / 100

Identity-driven story themes

Story stays on personal friendship, cancer resilience, high school drama, family, and romance. No identity or representation themes drive plots.

0 / 100

Western institutional / cultural critique

No critiques of institutions, masculinity, family, or Western culture.

0 / 100

Woke character or canon changes

Not relevant

0 / 100

Production

Production companies: Vanity Logo Productions
Networks: Netflix
Studio/network: Netflix

Main Cast

Paris Berelcas Alexa Mendoza
Isabel Mayas Katie Cooper
Tiffani-Amber Thiessenas Lori Mendoza
Emery Kellyas Lucas Mendoza
Finn Carras Jack Cooper
Eddie Shinas Dave Mendoza
Jolie Jenkinsas Jennifer Cooper
Nadja Alayaas Megan

Director & Crew

Nancy CohenWriter3 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).
Todd LindenWriter2 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).
Jeff MelmanDirector2 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).
Phill LewisDirector2 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).
Trevor KirschnerDirector2 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).
Victor GonzalezDirector2 episodes credited for this role (TMDB aggregate — higher usually means a recurring or lead creative role).

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