Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

The Peripheral's audience scores lean most toward young men at 80 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 74 of 100 for faithfulness, a moderately faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for Hispanic 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 13 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreyoung men 80 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 75 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    FaithfulnessFaithfulness 74 of 100 — a moderately faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
  4. 4
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 77, Hispanic 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  5. 5
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 13 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

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.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
80
Young Women
25
Older Men
75
Older Women
20
Faithfulness
74
Advocacy13
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
43
Black
77
Hispanic
33
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
The PeripheralWilliam Gibsonnovel2014
Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?

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What Changed from the Source

The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.

Source faithfulness: 74/100

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