10 Woke-Free Shows You Can Stream Right Now

Let’s just get right into it: if you clicked on this piece, we’re on the same page.

You don’t need me to explain that Hollywood keeps pumping out moralizing slop for blue hairs and wine moms. You don’t need me to explain why that’s both boring and dangerous. But if you’re here, you might need some suggestions for your next binge. I’m happy to help.

But first, a few caveats.

I’m not including classic TV shows like “The Waltons” or “Father Knows Best.” These shows are obviously not woke, so putting them on this list would be like putting a hospital chapel on a list of worst first date spots.

I’m also not including “24” or “Band of Brothers” because I know you’ve already seen them. Nor am I listing game shows or singing competitions or professional sports, all of which are inherently apolitical — although maybe not so much anymore with the NFL.

Finally, just because these shows are not woke doesn’t mean they are explicitly conservative. Some of them have jokes about Republicans, and pretty much all of their stars and creators are huge liberals — we’re talking about Hollywood, after all. I acknowledge that, but still think these shows are great. Consider yourself warned.

Landman

You had to know this would be on the list. Billy Bob Thornton stars as a Texas oilman battling Mexican cartels and environmental regulators while looking out for his wife and daughter and guzzling Dr. Pepper. His character, Tommy Norris, is proudly not politically correct, loves smoking cigarettes, and is vigilant about his sobriety — although Michelob Ultra doesn’t count. “Landman” is, like all properties in “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding universe, a show by, for, and about real Americans.

The Man In The High Castle

This Amazon Prime show imagines a world where the Axis Powers won World War II, and the Nazis and Imperial Japanese divide up the United States. Nothing reminds you of the essential role America has played in defending freedom more than imagining a world where Washington, D.C. is a nuclear crater, and Swastikas fly in Times Square. Rufus Sewell delivers the performance of a lifetime as Obergruppenführer John Smith, an all-American man turned high-ranking Nazi official, whose rejection of his heritage and embrace of fascism slowly eats away at his family and his conscience.

Frasier

The “Cheers” spinoff stars (prominent conservative!) Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane, a snobby but lovable psychiatrist putting his life back together after a divorce. Sophisticated and smart but never condescending or preachy, watching “Frasier” is like spending an evening in a more civilized time. And while vulgarity was not a dealbreaker for placement on this list — looking at you, Taylor Sheridan — ”Frasier” is refreshingly genteel, devoid of profanity and bluster.

30 Rock

Tina Fey’s sendup of “Saturday Night Live” is the greatest sitcom of the 21st century for a number of reasons, but two in particular landed it on this list. The first is Alec Baldwin’s scotch-swilling, hippie-hating, Republican-boosting titan of industry, Jack Donaghy. Is this character a liberal’s caricature of a conservative? Yes. Does that change the fact that he is the show’s indisputable moral compass? No.

This brings us to the second thing that makes this show borderline conservative: it’s a seven-season story of one woman’s quest to get married and have children. Liz Lemon (Fey) begins the show as a single, quirky artist who loves feminism and living alone in a crappy apartment. Ultimately, with Jack forcing her to be honest with herself, she finds love, has kids, and achieves financial success. It’s the best defense of bourgeois morality since “Democracy in America.”

Silo

Another dystopian drama that highlights the blessings of liberty by imagining a world where it has disappeared. “Silo” is, literally, about a silo: a massive underground bunker where the last remnants of humanity live under the thumb of a merciless surveillance state. Our protagonists don’t know why the silo was built or what happened to the world outside, only that they can’t leave. But even in this hermetically sealed environment, people yearn for truth and freedom — and that yearning has consequences.

An aside: if you, like Daily Wire editor-in-chief Brent Scher, find yourself “bored as hell” two episodes into “Silo,” try “Paradise.” Similar concept, way more action, and significantly less depressing.

Gilmore Girls

This isn’t the most conservative show of all time, but it’s definitely the most pro-life. The entire premise hinges on the notion that a freewheeling bad girl chooses not to abort her unplanned teenage pregnancy, and instead throws herself into becoming a mom. Having children is always portrayed as an unalloyed good in “Gilmore Girls,” and essentially every female character has a motherhood arc.

But “Gilmore Girls” is also about the value of classical education, the importance of local government, and the virtues of masculinity. The show’s universe also operates on a pretty old-school moral code: good deeds are rewarded, and bad deeds are punished. Bonus points because this show appeals to all ages and genders — something you can’t really say for “Band of Brothers.”

Derry Girls

That’s right, more girls! Set in Ireland in the 1990s, “Derry Girls” follows a group of high school friends working their way through adolescence in the midst of The Troubles. Though it’s clear that the girls’ lives are shaped by the turmoil of Northern Ireland, they never talk about politics — they’re just regular teenagers. They spend most of their time trying to pull one over on their parents or Sister Michael, the fantastically droll headmistress of their school. “Derry Girls” is funny and poignant, and maybe the best depiction of cultural Catholicism ever put on television.

The only downside is that it’s a BBC show, which means there are only 19 episodes across three seasons. The British really do ruin everything.

For All Mankind

What if the Russians beat us to the moon by just a few days? That’s the premise of “For All Mankind,” a sprawling alternate history of the United States from 1969 on. The first few seasons of this show are like “The Right Stuff” on steroids: riskier space missions, interstellar gunfights with the Soviets, you name it. As we get closer to the present, things get admittedly squishier: there’s a strong implication that increased government funding of science can end racism, for instance. But even as the generations change, the OG astronauts remain on the scene to warn about the dangers of “progress” and remind everyone that the Soviets are evil. You’ll want to watch this one with an ice-cold can of Schlitz.

The Righteous Gemstones

A profane parody of a megachurch pastor and his family may not seem like it belongs on this list, but bear with me. Creator Danny McBride, who also stars as the eldest Gemstone child, clearly knows and loves the type of people he’s poking fun at. And so while the Gemstones are greedy and selfish and over-the-top, deep down they’re good. More importantly, the patriarch pastor, Eli (played to perfection by John Goodman), is never suggested to be lying about his beliefs.

“The Righteous Gemstones” respects and takes the Christian faith seriously, even as it mocks it. And the characters grow over time, learning to become better parents, children, and, ultimately, Christians. That’s a pretty remarkable thing in today’s media landscape. Plus, Walton Goggins’s performance as the Gemstone kids’ uncle, Baby Billy Freeman, is one for the record books.

Girls

Relax, I’m kidding! Lena Dunham is the worst. Here, watch this “Frasier” joke that’s so un-PC it would get a show canceled today.