Better Call Saul (2015)

Name: Better Call Saul
Released: 2015
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito

TV-MA 8.5/10 IMDb

Crime Drama

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

Creator: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Ableism (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Confined spaces (claustrophobia)

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse (referenced)Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

4 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Ableism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Ableism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 3 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Ableism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 4 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWrongful imprisonmentDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 5 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 6 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWrongful imprisonmentBlood / medical goreConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Alcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture