Fargo (2014)

Name: Fargo
Released: 2014
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Rysdahl, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris

TV-MA 8.3/10 IMDb

Crime Drama

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

Creator: Noah Hawley

Cast: Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Rysdahl, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Eating disorders Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

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

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Needles / medical procedures Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking (referenced)

Substance Use

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

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death (referenced)Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

11 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionWar / combatAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Eating disordersGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationNeedles / medical proceduresVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Sex traffickingDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 5 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violencePolice brutalitySexual assault / rapeTorture