2017–2018 · Based on 2 seasons through March 22, 2018 ·
Beyond follows Holden Matthews, a 25-year-old who wakes after 12 years in a coma. He returns to a family and town that moved on without him, while strange powers pull him toward the Realm, a dangerous world linked to the sleeping and the dead. Willa warns Holden that people are hunting him, and Hollow Sky wants to use what happened to him. The show mixes family drama, young romance, mystery, and supernatural danger.
Season 1 focuses on Holden learning what the Realm is and why Willa, her grandfather Arthur, and the Hollow Sky group are tied to it. Holden tries to protect his family as he chooses between a normal life and the power inside him. Season 2 shifts toward Holden's job, his relationship with Willa, Charlie's return, and a new threat from Diego, another changed coma survivor. Willa and Luke help destroy Hollow Sky's machine, but the finale leaves Willa captured and Holden's future uncertain. The main themes are family loyalty, trust, grief, free will, and the danger of chasing power.
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These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Beyond.
Woke representation / casting
Not present. The main cast includes different racial backgrounds, but the show does not frame them as a diversity message. The roles fit a present-day American setting and are not built around identity politics.
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Woke political dialogue
Not present. The dialogue centers on powers, family, trust, and secret groups. It does not make repeated arguments about current politics, identity, or social justice.
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Identity-driven story themes
Not present. Holden struggles to become an adult after missing twelve years, while Willa and Charlie deal with the Realm and family danger. The show does not make race, sex, gender, or queer identity a main story subject.
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Western institutional / cultural critique
Not present. Hollow Sky, Helping Hands, the church group, and Agent Borden are part of the supernatural plot. The show treats their secrecy and violence as threats, not as a modern attack on family, faith, men, or Western institutions.
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Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Beyond is an original show about Holden and the Realm. It does not change established characters, source material, or real historical figures.
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Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. No credible news or indexed viewer discussion ties Beyond to woke, DEI, or identity-politics complaints. Public comments focus on the mystery, pacing, ratings, and cancellation.
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Creator track record context
Vanessa Parise is the one notable higher-scoring name in the stored crew notes, at 65/100. She has publicly supported female and diverse voices and joined industry diversity programs. Adam Nussdorf, the writers, and the other listed directors and producers have mostly low stored scores, with no strong identity-activist pattern.
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