Californication (2007)

Name: Californication
Released: 2007
Rating: 7.8
Cast: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon

TV-MA 28m 7.8/10 IMDb

Comedy Drama

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

Creator: Tom Kapinos

Cast: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Sexual Content

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

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gun violence

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Better Content intensity decreases in later seasons.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityAge-gap relationships (predatory)Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 2 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGun violence

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)