The Inclusion List

Measuring inclusive hiring practices across series, show creators, and distributors

2023

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Creators
Editors
Top Series
Originators

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he goal of The Inclusion List is to celebrate the projects, people, and companies who are supporting inclusion on screen and behind-the-camera.

It relies on a rigorous, quantitative assessment of hiring practices to determine the winners. In the first year, The Inclusion List recognized notable leaders and projects. In its second iteration, The Inclusion List spotlights projects from 2023 that were leaders on inclusion and highlights the people who brought those stories to life.

DR. STACY L. SMITH

Founder of Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

Top Inclusive Show Creators

Top Creators of 2021 to 2023

The creators who have worked with the most women and/or people of color as cinematographers, editors, production designers, or assistant directors across 3 years.

Top Creators of 2023

The creators who have worked with the most women and/or people of color as cinematographers, editors, production designers, or assistant directors in 2023.

Top Inclusive Editors

Top Editors of 2021 to 2023

Women and/or people of color working as editors whose work appears most often on the Inclusion List across the last 3 years.

Top Inclusive Series of 2023

Top Overall

The series from 2023 that scored highest on the representation of girls/women, underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, LGBTQ+, disabilities, and age on screen and behind the camera.

Gender

Based on the best-selling collection by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things is about a woman - Clare (KATHRYN HAHN) - who becomes a revered advice columnist when her own life is falling apart.

Race/Ethnicity

The series from 2023 that scored highest on the representation of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups on screen and behind the camera.

LGBTQ+

The series from 2023 that scored highest on the representation of the LGBTQ+ community on screen.

Disability

The series from 2023 that scored highest on the representation of people with disabilities on screen.

Age

The series from 2023 that scored highest on the representation of people age 65 and older on screen.

Top 150 Inclusive Series

The most inclusive series from 2021-2023, determined by on screen and behind the camera scores.

Title	Season	Year Released	Originator	Type	Total Score
Raising Dion	2	2022	Netflix	Streaming	13.4
Queen Sugar	7	2022	OWN	Cable	12.9
Gentefied	2	2021	Netflix	Streaming	12.5
The Baby	1	2022	HBO Prime	Cable	12.1
Neon	1	2023	Netflix	Streaming	12.1

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Top Inclusive Originators

Top Overall

The originators based on the highest score and most series on the Inclusion List across the last 5 years.

Methodology

We identified every prime time, live action, scripted series airing on broadcast and cable channels owned by major companies and scripted, live action series on major streaming platforms in the 2023 season. Points were awarded when the series met our inclusion criteria, described in the full methodology.

Read Our Methodology

Partnership

The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative partnered with the Adobe Foundation to create a data-driven tool that would allow the public to understand who has taken inclusion seriously and been a driving force for industry change. We seek to inform, challenge, and congratulate the entertainment industry and point out where there is room to grow.

Read About Our Partnership

Project Credits

We would like to express our gratitude to the individuals and organizations who have assisted and supported us, in addition to our outstanding team. Amy White and Brycie Jones, along with Lexie Riegelhaupt and Elise O’Neil and their colleagues at the Adobe Foundation have provided unwavering support for this project since its inception. The dedicated team at the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative also played a significant role in making this project possible, and we extend our appreciation to our hardworking students for their contributions.

Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Founder: Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Program Director: Dr. Katherine Pieper
Program Manager: Ariana Case
Project Administrator: Katherine Neff
Development Team: Sam Wheeler and Anvitha Chegu Ashokkumar
Design Team: Brooke Kong and Isabelle Lim
Research Assistants: Amy Andrade, Angela Bogosyan, Anish Lahorani, Aryana Dizadji, Danielle Hsieh, Halle Thompson, Hrushikesh Lavate, Jaden Sibrian, Janelle Nwakuche, Kally Yuan, Katie Lee, Nelson Lou, Olu Ajayi, Sanjana Senthil, Sophia Pelaez, Tyrese Shaffer
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Staff Team: Aimee Christopher, Braxton Albers, Bryan Davis, Karla Hernandez, Matthew A. Davis, Sarah Neff, Zoe Moore, Zoily Mercado, W. Michael Sayers

This project was led by Samuel Wheeler (Data Management Coordinator) and Brooke Kong (User Experience Designer). Authorship should be cited as: Wheeler, S., Kong, B., Pieper, K., & Smith, S.L. (2024). The Inclusion List.® Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Los Angeles, CA.