Downton Abbey (2010)

Name: Downton Abbey
Released: 2010
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh Bonneville

TV-14 51m 7.9/10 IMDb

Drama

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Creator: Julian Fellowes

Cast: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh Bonneville

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

4 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudity

Season 2 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nuditySelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 3 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthCar accidents / crashesGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical procedures

Season 4 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWrongful imprisonmentExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual assault / rape

Season 5 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudity

Season 6 7 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBlood / medical goreSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)