Lazarus

The show places a Brazilian man, Nigerian man, Russian woman, Canadian boy, and Hong Kong girl in its main five-person team. Each member has a major skill or leadership role. The story makes their national backgrounds part of the team design. The future setting makes this mix believable, so the casting does not strongly conflict with the story.

Dr. Skinner says human greed and short-term profit have damaged the environment. The team discusses climate damage, economic disparity, drug addiction, racism, and government failure. Doug's school backstory includes a dean saying black men cannot win a Nobel Prize, and Leland's sister calls male inheritance outdated. These ideas return during the season, but action and mystery remain the main focus.

Jill is a transgender woman who runs a homeless camp, and Axel and the team accept her. Chris's past with Inga, a former same-sex lover, drives the full rescue story in episode 8. Chris later kisses Axel, so the show does not present her past relationship as her only romance. These identity elements are clear, but they appear in a few episodes instead of driving the Hapna plot.

Skinner blames short-term profit and human conflict for environmental damage. The plot shows drug firms hiding trial data, soldiers covering up a bioweapon test, and wealthy people using private medical care. The story also shows racism at Doug's school, male inheritance rules, and island residents being displaced by wealthy buyers. These ideas return across many episodes and shape the crisis.

A small group of Reddit and IMDb users called the show woke, DEI, or virtue-signaling. Those complaints named Jill's transgender identity, Chris and Inga's relationship, the diverse team, and direct social commentary. The reaction was scattered. No large news controversy about these points was found.

Shinichiro Watanabe's cached creator score is 47/100. His past work often uses multicultural casts and stories about inequality or other social problems. Lazarus continues that pattern with a global team and repeated focus on climate, drug addiction, and power. The other cached creators have low scores and no strong activist record.