Content & Trigger Warnings for Detective Hole (2026)
8 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Detective Hole (2026) contains 8 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Body horror, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence.
The most severe warnings are for Body horror (severity 4/5), Alcohol abuse (depicted) (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Stalking / harassment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Surveillance, threats, and intimidation in the cat-and-mouse dynamic between Hole and Waaler |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Hole haunted by the murder of his former partner and friend Ellen Gjelsten |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Corrupt detective Waaler manipulates colleagues and threatens witnesses to cover his criminal enterprise |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Severed fingers and diamonds placed under eyelids of corpses as ritualistic calling cards |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Protagonist Harry Hole is a chronic alcoholic barely holding his job; drinking depicted extensively |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | References to hallucinogenic drugs |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Serial killer severs victims' fingers and places red diamonds under their eyelids; multiple murder victims discovered |
| Gun violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Firearms used in confrontations; shootings and physical altercations throughout |
Identity & Discrimination
Surveillance, threats, and intimidation in the cat-and-mouse dynamic between Hole and Waaler
Mental Health & Emotional
Hole haunted by the murder of his former partner and friend Ellen Gjelsten
Other
Corrupt detective Waaler manipulates colleagues and threatens witnesses to cover his criminal enterprise
Phobias & Sensory
Severed fingers and diamonds placed under eyelids of corpses as ritualistic calling cards
Substance Use
Protagonist Harry Hole is a chronic alcoholic barely holding his job; drinking depicted extensively
Violence & Physical Harm
Serial killer severs victims' fingers and places red diamonds under their eyelids; multiple murder victims discovered
Firearms used in confrontations; shootings and physical altercations throughout
