Content & Trigger Warnings for Lioness (2023)
16 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Lioness (2023) contains 16 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Kidnapping / abduction (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 5/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
13 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | The show touches on racial and cultural tensions in the context of Middle Eastern and African operations. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental death and its emotional impact on characters is explored in character backstories. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Joe deals with the psychological toll of her work and the cost of lives lost in operations |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | The toll of continued operations weighs on Joe and the team with mounting losses |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle explosions and crashes during tactical operations |
| Car accidents / crashes | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle-based action sequences with crashes and explosions |
| Car accidents / crashes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle chases and crashes occur during tactical operations and ambush sequences. |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Intelligence operatives maintain elaborate deceptions that manipulate those around them |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Intelligence deceptions and double-agent scenarios create layers of manipulation |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured, held hostage, and abducted in multiple storylines involving enemy combatants. |
| War / combat | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Intense military operations including raids, ambushes, and firefights in active war zones |
| War / combat | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Continued high-intensity military combat operations in multiple theaters |
| War / combat | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Military operations, covert combat missions, and warfare are the central focus of the entire series. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood from combat injuries and violent confrontations |
| Blood / medical gore | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Combat wounds and violent encounters produce significant on-screen blood |
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood shown during combat sequences, interrogation scenes, and injury treatment. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content including an operative using sexual intimacy as part of her cover mission |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content within character relationships and operative cover scenarios |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content and nudity appear in several episodes as part of character relationships and undercover scenarios. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | The operative's mission requires romantic and sexual engagement that blurs consent lines |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters face sexual coercion as part of undercover intelligence work and hostile situations. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters drink to cope with the stress of military and intelligence work |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Stress-driven drinking among military and intelligence personnel |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters drink to cope with the stress of military and intelligence work. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Joe's home life is strained to breaking point by the demands of her classified work |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | The strain of military life continues to damage family relationships |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic wounds and casualties from military combat shown realistically |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Realistic depiction of combat casualties and violent aftermath |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of gunshot wounds, explosions causing severe injuries, and combat aftermath. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extensive firearms combat in military and covert operation sequences throughout |
| Gun violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Pervasive firearms combat in extended tactical sequences and confrontations |
| Gun violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extensive firearms combat in virtually every episode, including military operations, ambushes, and close-quarters gunfights. |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual assault and its aftermath are depicted in storylines involving undercover operations and enemy encounters. |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Interrogation and torture scenes depicted as part of military intelligence operations |
| Torture | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Enhanced interrogation and torture scenes in the context of counterterrorism operations |
| Torture | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Interrogation and torture scenes are depicted as part of intelligence operations and enemy encounters. |
Identity & Discrimination
The show touches on racial and cultural tensions in the context of Middle Eastern and African operations.
Mental Health & Emotional
Parental death and its emotional impact on characters is explored in character backstories.
Joe deals with the psychological toll of her work and the cost of lives lost in operations
The toll of continued operations weighs on Joe and the team with mounting losses
Other
Vehicle explosions and crashes during tactical operations
Vehicle-based action sequences with crashes and explosions
Vehicle chases and crashes occur during tactical operations and ambush sequences.
Intelligence operatives maintain elaborate deceptions that manipulate those around them
Intelligence deceptions and double-agent scenarios create layers of manipulation
Characters are captured, held hostage, and abducted in multiple storylines involving enemy combatants.
Intense military operations including raids, ambushes, and firefights in active war zones
Continued high-intensity military combat operations in multiple theaters
Military operations, covert combat missions, and warfare are the central focus of the entire series.
Phobias & Sensory
Significant blood from combat injuries and violent confrontations
Combat wounds and violent encounters produce significant on-screen blood
Significant blood shown during combat sequences, interrogation scenes, and injury treatment.
Sexual Content
Sexual content including an operative using sexual intimacy as part of her cover mission
Sexual content within character relationships and operative cover scenarios
Sexual content and nudity appear in several episodes as part of character relationships and undercover scenarios.
The operative's mission requires romantic and sexual engagement that blurs consent lines
Characters face sexual coercion as part of undercover intelligence work and hostile situations.
Substance Use
Characters drink to cope with the stress of military and intelligence work
Stress-driven drinking among military and intelligence personnel
Characters drink to cope with the stress of military and intelligence work.
Violence & Physical Harm
Joe's home life is strained to breaking point by the demands of her classified work
The strain of military life continues to damage family relationships
Graphic wounds and casualties from military combat shown realistically
Realistic depiction of combat casualties and violent aftermath
Graphic depictions of gunshot wounds, explosions causing severe injuries, and combat aftermath.
Extensive firearms combat in military and covert operation sequences throughout
Pervasive firearms combat in extended tactical sequences and confrontations
Extensive firearms combat in virtually every episode, including military operations, ambushes, and close-quarters gunfights.
Sexual assault and its aftermath are depicted in storylines involving undercover operations and enemy encounters.
Interrogation and torture scenes depicted as part of military intelligence operations
Enhanced interrogation and torture scenes in the context of counterterrorism operations
Interrogation and torture scenes are depicted as part of intelligence operations and enemy encounters.
