A Very Secret Service (2015) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

A Very Secret Service2015

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What We Think

Despite being a modern production, "A Very Secret Service" is a rare breed: it’s irreverent, period-appropriate, and avoids most woke pitfalls. The show enjoys lampooning all sides without resorting to the heavy-handed ideological narratives so common in today’s streaming landscape.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The show mostly plays its Cold War-era French satire straight, poking fun at spy tropes and the absurdities of bureaucracy rather than forcing in modern identity narratives. The characters' flaws and arcs are rooted in the era’s context, not 21st-century ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While there’s some light ribbing of 1960s French culture, masculinity, and bureaucracy, it comes across as affectionate satire rather than aggressive undermining. Tradition and religion aren’t the show’s focus, so cultural revisionism is negligible.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative perspectives aren’t completely dismissed, characters often disagree and blunder through ideological confusion. The show actually pokes fun at the one-dimensional ideological lens, offering more nuance than most modern comedies.

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