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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its showrunner stated on the record that "it only works if you tell a story through the charactersThe most important thing for me is that the audience feels things" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i never felt restricted, when I was on the page, The important things were there" 2. Its producer stated on the record that "i don't want to make too much of the history because, at the heart of it, it is a story of a man and his destiny, It's about Uhtred and the amazing journey tha…" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 18 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 6.

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    Creator statementshowrunner: "It only works if you tell a story through the characters...The most important thing for me is that the audience feels things."Winter is Coming, June 2020 source ↗
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    Creator statementshowrunner: "I never felt restricted, when I was on the page. The important things were there."Winter is Coming, June 2020 source ↗
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    Creator statementproducer: "I don't want to make too much of the history because, at the heart of it, it is a story of a man and his destiny. It's about Uhtred and the amazing journey that he has to go on and his relationship w…"Collider interview source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 18 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men85
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
85
Young Women
21
Older Men
79
Older Women
15
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Audience Representation

White
88
Black
40
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
36
Middle Eastern
46
Indigenous
50
Mixed
44
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy18
Entertainment

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Synopsis

A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

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1995311
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2008322
200949
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2013716
2014109
20151016
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20171417
20181520
20191618
20201413
20211425
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