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Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 6

Its showrunner/co-creator stated on the record that "the essential thing's the clash between social classes, That's what sets the series apart, It makes the McGuffin less artificial because it's born from that wa…" 1. Its co-creator/writer stated on the record that "we didn't try to make a Spanish series nor for that matter an international one, But we show what we see" 2. Its co-creator stated on the record that "we gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show, We love his character very much and we wan…" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 7 of 10 4. LGBTQ representation is assessed as central to the story 5. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 36 of 100 6. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and below it for Hispanic 7.

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    Creator statementshowrunner/co-creator: "The essential thing's the clash between social classes. That's what sets the series apart. It makes the McGuffin less artificial because it's born from that warfare, organic, not the crime of a rando…"Variety, 2019 source ↗
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    Creator statementco-creator/writer: "We didn't try to make a Spanish series nor for that matter an international one. But we show what we see."Variety, 2019 source ↗
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    Creator statementco-creator: "We gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show. We love his character very much and we wanted to give him the importance we think…"Hollywood Reporter source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 7 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 7/10 -> advocacy signal 33
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    LGBTQ centralityLGBTQ centrality 3 of 5.WhatSphere content assessment
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 36 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 7/10 -> advocacy signal 33
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 76, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men69
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
34
Young Women
31
Older Men
69
Older Women
67
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Audience Representation

White
59
Black
44
Hispanic
28
Asian
46
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
50
Indigenous
50
Mixed
76
Other
48
LGBTQ+
67

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Advocacy

Advocacy36
Mixed

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Synopsis

When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

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