I just finished bingeing season one... NO woke. Highly recommended

Sometimes, the term "woke" on this site makes me feel like Inigo Montoya confronting Vizzini. "You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." I don't think depicting woke elements is woke unless it comes with an agenda. There is no agenda in this one.

It is possible that, in the first few episodes, Carl's lodger (room-mate), could be confused as his "domestic partner." As the story unfolds, you find that both are very interested in women. That's a sad commentary on the state of modern television. We automatically think "There's the mandatory woke." There wasn't a single representation of the LGBT.... agenda.

There is a woman boss but she's incompetent, political and conniving. She's a true DEI disaster. That seems opposite of woke to me. There is an almost total absence of minority group representation. There's a Syrian who is a very large part of the story, but there's no agenda to go with it. He's a very interesting and enjoyable character.

The protagonist is a genius detective who gets along fabulously with nobody. He made a sloppy mistake on a routine call. That got him, his partner, and a uniformed officer shot. Now, he has a partially paralyzed partner, mandatory sessions with a pretty psychiatrist, and a plate full of guilt as he takes on a politically driven task of starting a cold-case squad consisting of himself in a converted basement shower room, complete with urinals. This eventually grows to a group of 3 misfits. He seems to be a detective version of House M.D. who is a medical version of a detective (Sherlock Holmes).

The story is very well told. It unfolds slowly at first, and goes in several directions. The twists are unpredictable and realistic. A helpful hint: Pay close attention to names and faces. You need to keep track of the characters to get the full impact of a very good story.

A story told over a full season is my favorite format. I hate detective shows that depict full cases in a single episode. I enjoyed this as much as any detective series I've ever seen. I highly recommend it. I'm looking forward to Season Two.