'Luther: The Fallen Sun', Idris Elba’s Netflix Vehicle, Fails to Make the Point
By undermining the appeal and credibility of black characters, the show compromises the very idea of diversity and representation it sets to promote.

In front of his easel installed on a terrace in the Luxembourg garden, an amateur painter is at work. His goal: to reproduce the Luxembourg Palace on his canvas. But this is easier said than done and to tame his brush and his reticent colors, he sets out to represent his subject in twenty different ways, using the different technical procedures used in animated films.
By undermining the appeal and credibility of black characters, the show compromises the very idea of diversity and representation it sets to promote.
'Young Royals' is a great example of positive gay representation in its two main protagonists, but the supporting characters are often frustratingly selfish.
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is a fan-favorite, as are some of the more science fiction angled movies like 28 Days Later or World War Z. I recently watched the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson-directed movie, Outbreak for the first time, which is currently available on Netflix.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
A young woman finds herself trapped in a crossfire of awkwardness during a nightmarish dinner party with her boyfriend's dysfunctional family.
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ seeks to ask one question, “What do you do when your parents are the source of your pain?”