You has a woke score of 52/100, which means it is mixed, with noticeable woke elements. The Netflix series You follows Joe Goldberg, a charming yet psychopathic stalker who obsessively inserts himself into the lives of women he desires, using manipulation, surveillance, and murder across five seasons set in New York, Los Angeles, the suburbs, London, and back to the US. The story relies on Joe's unreliable first-person narration to reveal his twisted logic while blending dark thriller elements with commentary on modern dating, social media, and class differences. Later seasons add more diverse supporting casts and some incidental LGBTQ+ characters, along with occasional nods to privilege and consent, but these stay secondary to the core psychological crime plot.

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Creator track record context, Identity-driven story themes. A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

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You

Woke Score

52/ 100

Lower is better

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Release Date: September 9, 2018
Age Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: N/A
TV Status: Ended

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United States · Last checked 5/13/2026

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Factors & Ratings

These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for You.

Representation / casting choices

Visible diversity in ethnicity and sexual orientation among supporting characters and love interests across seasons; LGBTQ+ figures appear in multiple storylines, fitting modern settings but drawing some viewer notice for emphasis in later seasons.

45 / 100

Political / ideological dialogue

Scattered references to consent, toxic masculinity, and social privilege delivered mainly through Joe's biased narration or side plots; no sustained activist-style lectures or institutional critiques.

25 / 100

Identity-driven story themes

Incidental LGBTQ+ and diverse character arcs provide some identity elements, but the narrative prioritizes Joe's obsession, violence, and psychological unraveling over identity politics or representation as central drivers.

35 / 100

Institutional / cultural critique

Explores flaws in elite social circles, celebrity culture, and male entitlement through ironic and criminal lenses; presents these as personal failings rather than broad systemic activist messaging about patriarchy or capitalism.

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