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12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys (2015)

TV-14 43m 7.3/10 IMDb

The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.

Creator: Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett

Cast: Aaron Stanford, Amanda Schull, Barbara Sukowa, Emily Hampshire, Alisen Down

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Needles / medical procedures

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture
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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings
Avg severity:(2.6)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
Season 2 11 warnings
Avg severity:(3.4)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
Season 3 11 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
Season 4 11 warnings
Avg severity:(4.1)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture

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