The 100

Original characters in an original sci-fi property; no established characters to swap.

Multiple strong female leaders (Clarke, Lexa, Abby, Octavia) drive the story, but men are not systematically mocked or vilified as a message; leadership is mixed-gender.

• Clarke emerges as a central decision-maker
• Octavia becomes a warrior leader
• Male characters like Bellamy, Kane, Marcus remain competent leaders

The Clarke/Lexa bisexual relationship is a prominent storyline and Clarke is canonically bisexual; central enough to be notable but not the show's primary focus.

• Clarke and Lexa's romantic relationship
• Clarke established as bisexual
• Other LGBTQ+ characters appear among the cast

Diverse ensemble cast fits naturally in a far-future post-apocalyptic setting; no lore is violated.

• Multiethnic cast of survivors and Grounders

Themes of survival ethics, war, and morality are folded into the plot rather than delivered as sermons; little direct activism.

• 'Who we are and who we need to be to survive are very different things'

No sustained framing of masculinity or Western civilization as inherently toxic; brutality is shared across all factions and genders.

Loosely based on a YA novel and diverges significantly, but changes are creative/dramatic rather than identity-agenda-driven.

• Show expands and alters the book's premise substantially