Gossip Girl (2007)

Name: Gossip Girl
Released: 2007
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick

TV-14 7.6/10 IMDb

Drama Mystery

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.

Creator: Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz

Cast: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Religious persecution Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Eating disorders Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes Needles / medical procedures Snakes

Sexual Content

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

Substance Use

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

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

9 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityKidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 4 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorDrowning / underwater scenesNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityChild abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 5 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Stalking / harassmentDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 6 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Religious persecutionKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresSnakesExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 7 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 8 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionNatural disastersBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture