Content & Trigger Warnings for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
17 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) contains 17 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Terminal illness, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a parent (severity 5/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Terminal illness (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 4/5), Overdose scenes (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5), Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | The dystopian setting features systemic discrimination against lower-class citizens |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | The protagonist's mother is killed in a violent scene that drives the entire plot |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Profound grief over lost loved ones pervades the emotional core of the series |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters contemplate death and sacrifice with fatalistic acceptance |
| Terminal illness | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Cyberpsychosis is depicted as a progressive terminal condition with no cure |
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and held against their will in several storylines |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme amounts of blood in nearly every action sequence |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Cyberpsychosis causes horrifying body modifications and mental deterioration |
| Body horror | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extensive cybernetic body modification, malfunctioning implants, and grotesque transformations |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Cybernetic surgery and medical modification scenes with invasive procedures |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Nudity and sexual content present including a sexual relationship between main characters |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple explicit sex scenes with nudity depicted throughout the series |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Immunosuppressants and performance enhancers used like drugs with addiction parallels |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters regularly use performance-enhancing cybernetic drugs with addictive consequences |
| Overdose scenes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Cyberpsychosis parallels drug overdose as characters push past safe limits |
| Overdose scenes | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Cyberpsychosis from overuse of implants functions as a form of overdose, shown in graphic detail |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme graphic violence with dismemberment, exploding bodies, and visceral combat |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic cyberpunk violence with dismemberment, exploding bodies, and visceral combat throughout |
| Gun violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Constant gunfights with military-grade weapons and cybernetic enhancements |
| Police brutality | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Corrupt militarized police force uses excessive lethal force |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters knowingly push themselves toward death through cybernetic overuse |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | A significant character death involves a self-sacrificial act with suicidal undertones |
| Torture | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Scenes of characters being physically restrained and harmed for information |
Identity & Discrimination
The dystopian setting features systemic discrimination against lower-class citizens
Mental Health & Emotional
The protagonist's mother is killed in a violent scene that drives the entire plot
Profound grief over lost loved ones pervades the emotional core of the series
Characters contemplate death and sacrifice with fatalistic acceptance
Cyberpsychosis is depicted as a progressive terminal condition with no cure
Other
Characters are captured and held against their will in several storylines
Phobias & Sensory
Cyberpsychosis causes horrifying body modifications and mental deterioration
Extensive cybernetic body modification, malfunctioning implants, and grotesque transformations
Cybernetic surgery and medical modification scenes with invasive procedures
Sexual Content
Nudity and sexual content present including a sexual relationship between main characters
Multiple explicit sex scenes with nudity depicted throughout the series
Substance Use
Immunosuppressants and performance enhancers used like drugs with addiction parallels
Characters regularly use performance-enhancing cybernetic drugs with addictive consequences
Cyberpsychosis parallels drug overdose as characters push past safe limits
Cyberpsychosis from overuse of implants functions as a form of overdose, shown in graphic detail
Violence & Physical Harm
Extreme graphic violence with dismemberment, exploding bodies, and visceral combat
Extremely graphic cyberpunk violence with dismemberment, exploding bodies, and visceral combat throughout
Constant gunfights with military-grade weapons and cybernetic enhancements
Characters knowingly push themselves toward death through cybernetic overuse
A significant character death involves a self-sacrificial act with suicidal undertones
Scenes of characters being physically restrained and harmed for information
