'The Passage' Season 1 puts the final nail in the whitewashing coffin and addresses real social issues

'The Passage' gives a hearty middle finger to the concept of whitewashing characters and highlights the issue of criminals and young orphans being considered 2nd class citizens
UPDATED JAN 12, 2019

Fox's upcoming show, 'The Passage,' dabbles in a lot of things. Based on Justin Cronin's novel of the same name, 'The Passage' tells the story of a young girl's survival in an apocalyptic world plagued by destruction and a dangerous virus that could turn humans into vampires.

At its finest, 'The Passage' is a wonderful simplistic amalgamation of two of the most popular genres of our times - science fiction, and the supernatural. But what the show also attempts to discuss are some relevant social issues from today's world. In its own simple manner, 'The Passage' gives a hearty middle finger to the concept of whitewashing characters on screen and also highlights the issue of criminals and young orphans being considered second class citizens.

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