Created as an explicit celebration of LGBT identity and experience — graphic sexual content throughout including extended same-sex scenes, and spirituality that competes with Christian frameworks.
The Wachowskis have been transparent that Sense8 was created as a celebration of LGBT identity — specifically their own transgender identities. The show is not incidentally LGBT-inclusive; it is explicitly designed as LGBT celebration, with multiple extended graphic sexual scenes involving same-sex couples. This is important: Sense8 is not a show that contains LGBT content. It is a show whose primary artistic purpose is LGBT affirmation. Christians should understand that engaging it means engaging an explicitly LGBT manifesto in narrative form.
Sense8's spirituality draws on syncretistic mysticism — the sensates' shared consciousness functions as a kind of secular pantheism where human connection is the highest spiritual reality. This competes directly with Christian understanding of individual souls and the uniqueness of the human person made in God's image (Genesis 1:27).
GodlyScore evaluates every show across nine signal categories grounded in Scripture: profanity (Ephesians 4:29), sexual content (1 Corinthians 6:18-20), violence (Psalm 11:5), LGBT normalization (Romans 1:24-27), spiritual darkness (Ephesians 5:11), glorification of sin (Romans 1:32), deception mechanics (Proverbs 12:22), virtue strength (Philippians 4:8), and redemption arc. The score reflects not just whether content is present but how it's framed — depicted critically, neutrally, or as aspirational. Sense8 scores 6/100 Avoid.
See our Christian TV Reviews hub for comparisons. For episode-level content breakdowns, Plugged In and Common Sense Media complement GodlyScore's biblical framework. Age recommendation: mature adults only.