Big Little Lies (2017)

Name: Big Little Lies
Released: 2017
Rating: 8
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård

TV-MA 8.0/10 IMDb

Drama

The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Creator: David E. Kelley

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Drowning / underwater scenes

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gun violence Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Better Content intensity decreases in later seasons.

12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGun violenceSexual assault / rape

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseSexual assault / rape