Game of Thrones (2011)

Name: Game of Thrones
Released: 2011
Rating: 9
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

TV-MA 9.0/10 IMDb

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Action & Adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Creator: David Benioff, D. B. Weiss

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest Sex trafficking Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentInfidelityWar / combatExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 2 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 3 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a childDeath of a parentWrongful imprisonmentBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 5 14 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Religious persecutionStalking / harassmentDeath of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)War / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced labor

Season 6 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Explicit sexual content / nudityIncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 7 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)War / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorDrowning / underwater scenesExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathGore / graphic violence

Season 8 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)IncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Animal cruelty / animal deathGore / graphic violence