Content & Trigger Warnings for Death's Game (2023)
15 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Death's Game (2023) contains 15 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Terminal illness, Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Drowning / underwater scenes, Heights, Needles / medical procedures, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted).
The most severe warnings are for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 5/5), Car accidents / crashes (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Each life the protagonist inhabits carries its own profound emotional suffering and loss |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Intense exploration of grief, regret, and the emotional weight of wasted life as the protagonist re-experiences different deaths. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | The entire premise centers on a character who dies by suicide and is forced to relive deaths |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Suicidal thoughts, despair, and the desire to die are central themes explored in depth throughout every episode. |
| Terminal illness | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | One of the lives involves a character suffering from a terminal condition |
| Terminal illness | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Some death scenarios involve fatal illnesses, with the physical deterioration shown on screen. |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Fatal car crashes are depicted as one of the recurring death scenarios |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Emotional manipulation features in several of the storylines across different lives |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood in multiple death sequences throughout the series. |
| Body horror | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | The physical aftermath of violent deaths is shown in disturbing detail |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Drowning is depicted as one of the death scenarios |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Drowning serves as one of the death scenarios depicted in the series. |
| Heights | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Falls from buildings and high places occur as death scenarios |
| Heights | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Falling from heights is depicted as one of the death scenarios, with vertigo-inducing visuals. |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Hospital and medical settings feature in some of the death and injury sequences |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Drinking is shown as characters cope with despair and emotional turmoil. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abusive relationships are depicted in some of the lives the protagonist enters |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic death scenes occur repeatedly as the protagonist dies in various violent ways |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple graphic death scenes showing various violent causes of death in visceral detail. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Shootings feature among the various death sequences |
| Gun violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Gun-related deaths occur among the various death scenarios the protagonist experiences. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist's initial suicide and themes of self-destruction recur throughout |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The entire premise revolves around a character who dies by suicide and is forced to relive death repeatedly. Suicide is shown explicitly and frequently. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Each life the protagonist inhabits carries its own profound emotional suffering and loss
Intense exploration of grief, regret, and the emotional weight of wasted life as the protagonist re-experiences different deaths.
The entire premise centers on a character who dies by suicide and is forced to relive deaths
Suicidal thoughts, despair, and the desire to die are central themes explored in depth throughout every episode.
One of the lives involves a character suffering from a terminal condition
Some death scenarios involve fatal illnesses, with the physical deterioration shown on screen.
Other
Fatal car crashes are depicted as one of the recurring death scenarios
Emotional manipulation features in several of the storylines across different lives
Phobias & Sensory
Significant blood in multiple death sequences throughout the series.
The physical aftermath of violent deaths is shown in disturbing detail
Drowning serves as one of the death scenarios depicted in the series.
Falling from heights is depicted as one of the death scenarios, with vertigo-inducing visuals.
Hospital and medical settings feature in some of the death and injury sequences
Substance Use
Drinking is shown as characters cope with despair and emotional turmoil.
Violence & Physical Harm
Abusive relationships are depicted in some of the lives the protagonist enters
Graphic death scenes occur repeatedly as the protagonist dies in various violent ways
Multiple graphic death scenes showing various violent causes of death in visceral detail.
Gun-related deaths occur among the various death scenarios the protagonist experiences.
The protagonist's initial suicide and themes of self-destruction recur throughout
The entire premise revolves around a character who dies by suicide and is forced to relive death repeatedly. Suicide is shown explicitly and frequently.
