Content & Trigger Warnings for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

A character's coming out is met with homophobic reactions from family and community

Racial tension and discrimination storylines explored through certain characters

Racial issues and discrimination are addressed in certain storylines, though not a primary focus.

A stalking storyline creates tension and danger for a main character

Parent death explored through character backstory and its ongoing emotional impact

Parental death affects several characters and drives emotional arcs.

Body image and dieting pressures depicted among female characters

Eating disorder storyline explored in more depth with visible health consequences

Eating disorders are directly addressed in a significant storyline involving a main character.

Characters deal with accumulated losses and grief as the series concludes

Characters deal with death of friends and family members across the series.

Pregnancy loss depicted as an emotional storyline

A character's suicidal ideation is addressed in a very-special-episode format

Suicide and suicidal ideation continue to be addressed in dramatic storylines

A character faces a serious health diagnosis with emotional fallout

Abortion is discussed and considered by characters in certain storylines.

A major car accident serves as a pivotal dramatic event

Car accidents continue as dramatic plot devices in later seasons

Manipulative relationships depicted with characters lying and controlling partners

Controlling and manipulative behavior in romantic relationships

Toxic relationship dynamics including manipulation and emotional abuse

Cheating in relationships is a recurring storyline across multiple characters

Affairs and cheating remain central plot drivers across multiple relationships

Marital infidelity becomes more prominent as characters are now adults

Cheating and romantic betrayals are pervasive throughout the series across multiple character relationships.

Some blood shown in accident and violence scenes.

Relationships with significant age gaps involving teenagers and older individuals occur.

Sexual situations between teen characters, though not fully explicit by modern standards

Continued sexual content as characters enter college years

Sexual content continues in adult relationship contexts

Date rape storyline involving a character being drugged at a party

Situations involving sexual pressure and coercion arise in multiple relationship storylines.

Underage drinking at parties is frequent and sometimes shown with serious consequences

Alcoholism becomes a major storyline for multiple characters, with serious consequences depicted

Alcoholism continues as a recurring theme with characters struggling with sobriety

Drug experimentation and dealing depicted among teen characters

Drug addiction storylines intensify, including harder substances and dealing

Drug addiction and relapse storylines continue through the final seasons

Drug overdose depicted as part of addiction storylines

Overdose scares depicted in the context of ongoing addiction arcs

An abusive relationship storyline is explored with increasing severity

Domestic violence and controlling relationships explored in later storylines

Gun-related incidents occur including an accidental shooting

Gun violence incidents become more prominent in storylines

Shooting incidents in dramatic late-series storylines

Gun violence appears in dramatic storylines including a notable shooting incident.

A character attempts suicide in a notable storyline.

Sexual assault at a party depicted as a major storyline with aftermath explored

Sexual assault storylines continue with focus on aftermath and reporting