Which is more woke, Frontier or Lanterns?

Lanterns scores higher on the AI pass (33/100 vs 6/100).

What do community votes say?

Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (n/a vs 71 on our vote-weighted scale).

Why might AI and votes disagree?

AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.

Frontier vs Lanterns: Which Is More Woke?

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Frontier vs Lanterns: Quick Comparison

Frontier and Lanterns are both TV shows. Frontier landed in 2016; Lanterns in 2026. People look up Frontier vs Lanterns, or Frontier or Lanterns, when they want a straight compare of the two.

Below is a side-by-side of the facts we have, then how their political messaging, cultural themes, and IsItWoke scores differ. This is not a review of which is better to watch.

Side-by-side comparison of Frontier and Lanterns
Field	Frontier	Lanterns
Release year	2016	2026
Type	TV Show	TV Show
Genres	Action & Adventure, Drama	Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure
Woke Score	6/100	33/100
Community Score	Not listed	71/100
Verdict	Peak Television	Very Little Woke

Lanterns appears more woke than Frontier based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 27 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.

TV Show

Frontier2016

6Score

Peak Television

Community (votes): not enough data yet

See full breakdown for Frontier

TV Show

Lanterns2026

33Score

Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~71/100

See full breakdown for Lanterns

AI vs community

AI verdict

Lanterns is more woke than Frontier (AI).

Lanterns leads by 27 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

Community averages are too close to call (or one side has no votes yet).

Why the scores diverge

The 27-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
Lanterns highlight: Dialogue occasionally veers into messaging territory, but not overwhelmingly so.
Frontier highlight: The dialogue generally serves the story and character motivations with minimal overt ideological lecturing or message-driven speeches.
Frontier: Characters appear to be developed with narrative purpose rather than as mere tokens, though there is some inclusion of diverse characters reflecting the historical setting.
Lanterns: Characters have some depth, though elements of tokenism are present.

Lanterns reads higher on message-first dialogue than Frontier, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Lanterns reads higher on tokenistic characters than Frontier, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Lanterns reads higher on ideology over story than Frontier, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, Frontier or Lanterns?: Lanterns scores higher on the AI pass (33/100 vs 6/100).
What do community votes say?: Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (n/a vs 71 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?: AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.