Content & Trigger Warnings for Invasion (2021)
18 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Invasion (2021) contains 18 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Kidnapping / abduction, Natural disasters, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drowning / underwater scenes, Jump scares, Spiders / insects, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted).
The most severe warnings are for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Natural disasters (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Racial tensions and discrimination are depicted in certain storylines involving characters from different backgrounds during the crisis. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Children are at risk and some die during the escalating conflict |
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Children are placed in mortal danger and child deaths occur as part of the alien invasion storyline. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | A parent dies during the invasion, leaving children to cope with the loss |
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Parents die during the invasion, leaving children orphaned in the aftermath. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters lose loved ones in the invasion with extended emotional processing of loss |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Survivors process accumulated trauma and loss as the invasion's toll deepens |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters deal with profound grief over lost family members and the destruction of their communities. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | A character contemplates ending their life amid the hopelessness of the invasion |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters face despair and consider giving up as hope diminishes |
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are abducted by alien forces and held captive in various storylines. |
| Natural disasters | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Alien arrival causes seismic events and environmental destruction resembling natural disasters |
| Natural disasters | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued environmental destruction from the alien presence |
| Natural disasters | All | 4/5 | Depicted | The alien invasion causes massive environmental destruction resembling natural disasters, including earthquakes and flooding. |
| War / combat | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Military forces engage alien invaders in combat across multiple countries |
| War / combat | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Full-scale global warfare against the alien threat with larger military operations |
| War / combat | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Military operations, combat scenarios, and wartime survival are central to the show's narrative. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood shown from combat injuries and alien encounter wounds |
| Blood / medical gore | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued blood from intensifying combat encounters |
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood shown during alien encounters, injuries, and aftermath of attacks on civilians and military. |
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Alien organisms have unsettling biological properties that affect human bodies |
| Body horror | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Alien biology interacts with humans in disturbing ways as the invasion progresses |
| Body horror | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Alien parasites and organisms invade and transform human bodies in disturbing ways. |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters trapped in bunkers, vehicles, and collapsed structures during the invasion |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Underground hideouts and collapsed infrastructure create claustrophobic scenarios |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Flooding and water-based peril as a significant threat in multiple storylines |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Water-related peril continues as a significant environmental threat |
| Jump scares | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sudden alien appearances and attacks create jump scare moments throughout the series. |
| Spiders / insects | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Some alien creatures have insectoid and arachnid-like appearances and movement patterns. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Children face extreme danger and trauma from the invasion though not from adult perpetrators |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Graphic injuries and deaths from alien attacks and environmental destruction |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | More graphic violence as the conflict escalates toward its conclusion |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of alien attacks causing severe injuries, bodies torn apart, and visceral damage to humans. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Military and civilian gunfire during alien encounters and societal breakdown |
| Gun violence | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Intensified combat with more weapons used against both aliens and human threats |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Self-sacrificial acts blur the line between heroism and suicidal behavior |
Identity & Discrimination
Racial tensions and discrimination are depicted in certain storylines involving characters from different backgrounds during the crisis.
Mental Health & Emotional
Children are at risk and some die during the escalating conflict
Children are placed in mortal danger and child deaths occur as part of the alien invasion storyline.
A parent dies during the invasion, leaving children to cope with the loss
Parents die during the invasion, leaving children orphaned in the aftermath.
Characters lose loved ones in the invasion with extended emotional processing of loss
Survivors process accumulated trauma and loss as the invasion's toll deepens
Characters deal with profound grief over lost family members and the destruction of their communities.
A character contemplates ending their life amid the hopelessness of the invasion
Characters face despair and consider giving up as hope diminishes
Other
Characters are abducted by alien forces and held captive in various storylines.
Alien arrival causes seismic events and environmental destruction resembling natural disasters
The alien invasion causes massive environmental destruction resembling natural disasters, including earthquakes and flooding.
Military forces engage alien invaders in combat across multiple countries
Full-scale global warfare against the alien threat with larger military operations
Military operations, combat scenarios, and wartime survival are central to the show's narrative.
Phobias & Sensory
Significant blood shown during alien encounters, injuries, and aftermath of attacks on civilians and military.
Alien organisms have unsettling biological properties that affect human bodies
Alien biology interacts with humans in disturbing ways as the invasion progresses
Alien parasites and organisms invade and transform human bodies in disturbing ways.
Characters trapped in bunkers, vehicles, and collapsed structures during the invasion
Underground hideouts and collapsed infrastructure create claustrophobic scenarios
Flooding and water-based peril as a significant threat in multiple storylines
Water-related peril continues as a significant environmental threat
Sudden alien appearances and attacks create jump scare moments throughout the series.
Some alien creatures have insectoid and arachnid-like appearances and movement patterns.
Violence & Physical Harm
Children face extreme danger and trauma from the invasion though not from adult perpetrators
Graphic injuries and deaths from alien attacks and environmental destruction
More graphic violence as the conflict escalates toward its conclusion
Graphic depictions of alien attacks causing severe injuries, bodies torn apart, and visceral damage to humans.
Military and civilian gunfire during alien encounters and societal breakdown
Intensified combat with more weapons used against both aliens and human threats
Self-sacrificial acts blur the line between heroism and suicidal behavior
