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The Peripheral

The Peripheral

2022 · TV Series · TV-MAAdaptation

Drama

Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.

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The Verdict
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Audience
Made primarily for young men (80), with strong secondary appeal to older men (75).
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Reach
Has targeted appeal — designed for a specific demographic segment.
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Advocacy
Entertainment (13/100) — content choices prioritize storytelling over messaging.
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Representation
notably high black (77) representation, with lower hispanic (33) representation.
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Faithfulness
A moderately faithful adaptation (74/100) of the source material.
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Demographic Position
Gender: 23 — strongly male-targeted
Age: 48 — age-balanced
0 = Male / Youth100 = Female / Mature
Primary audienceYoung Men
targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
80
How strongly this title appeals to males 18–34. Based on genre, cast, action/violence levels, pacing, and marketing signals. Higher = stronger appeal.
Young Women
25
How strongly this title appeals to females 18–34. Based on genre, romance centrality, cast composition, lead demographics, and tone. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Men
75
How strongly this title appeals to males 35+. Based on theme maturity, pacing, complexity, genre, and production style. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Women
20
How strongly this title appeals to females 35+. Based on drama elements, character complexity, genre, cast, and emotional themes. Higher = stronger appeal.
Faithfulness
74
How closely this adaptation matches its source material. Measures character accuracy, plot fidelity, tone preservation, and demographic consistency. 100 = perfectly faithful.
Advocacy13
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
43
Measures deviation from the expected White representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Black
77
Measures deviation from the expected Black representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Hispanic
33
Measures deviation from the expected Hispanic representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Asian
44
Measures deviation from the expected Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
South Asian
46
Measures deviation from the expected South Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Middle Eastern
48
Measures deviation from the expected Middle Eastern representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Indigenous
48
Measures deviation from the expected Indigenous representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Mixed
42
Measures deviation from the expected Mixed representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Other
48
Measures deviation from the expected Other representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
LGBTQ+
0
LGBTQ+ representation score based on character centrality, cast percentage, lead representation, and source fidelity. 0 = no representation, 100 = central to the story.

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Source Material

TitleAuthorTypeYear
The PeripheralWilliam Gibsonnovel2014
Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?


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