TV Show review
December 18, 2019 · 62 min · TV-MA · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer.
Woke representation / casting
Real people from the case appear, including a prominent female investigator; no audience-visible identity signaling or diversity quotas emphasized in the presentation.
Woke political dialogue
The series contains no political speeches, activist arguments, or social-justice lectures.
Identity-driven story themes
Narrative centers on psychopathy, online fame-seeking, vigilantism, and crime escalation without any race, gender, or sexuality-driven plotlines or messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Brief mentions of police challenges with digital crimes appear factually; lacks modern activist-style attacks on institutions, patriarchy, or cultural norms.
Review
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a three-part Netflix docuseries from 2019. It follows amateur online sleuths who track a man posting videos of himself killing cats, leading to the discovery of his murder of a Chinese student. The series explores internet vigilantism and a killer's drive for online attention through shocking acts. It uses a direct true crime approach with no visible identity politics or activist messaging.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; depicts actual events and individuals without ideological alterations to history or characters.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No anti-woke or right-leaning complaints exist that accuse the show of pushing identity politics or DEI content.
Creator track record context
Key creators show careers in straightforward documentary work with no pattern of identity politics or activist themes in prior projects.
Production
