Content & Trigger Warnings for Love, Death & Robots (2019)
21 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Love, Death & Robots (2019) contains 21 content warnings : Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Natural disasters, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drowning / underwater scenes, Jump scares, Spiders / insects, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Drug use (depicted), Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for War / combat (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Spiders / insects (severity 4/5), Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 5/5), Animal cruelty / animal death (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Children or young characters die in some episodes. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some episodes explore loss and mourning themes with emotional weight |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Some shorts explore themes of loss and grief in emotionally impactful ways. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some episodes explore nihilistic themes with characters facing hopeless situations or choosing death |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Mass extinction and civilization-ending events are depicted in some shorts. |
| Natural disasters | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Catastrophic environmental events occur in some episodes. |
| War / combat | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Military combat scenarios in several episodes with high casualty counts and battlefield gore |
| War / combat | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | War-themed episodes including brutal combat scenarios with graphic battlefield casualties |
| War / combat | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Military combat and warfare depicted in several episodes with high body counts |
| War / combat | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Military combat and warfare are depicted in several shorts with graphic battlefield violence. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Copious blood throughout, particularly in action and horror-themed episodes. |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Disturbing body transformations, mutations, and grotesque creature designs in multiple episodes; alien parasites, melting flesh |
| Body horror | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Grotesque transformations and mutations continue; 'The Tall Grass' and other episodes feature nightmarish creature designs |
| Body horror | S3 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme body horror including parasitic infections, monstrous transformations, and grotesque alien biology |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Cave exploration and enclosed underwater/ship environments create claustrophobic tension in several episodes |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Underwater peril and drowning scenarios in aquatic-themed episodes |
| Jump scares | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Horror-oriented episodes use sudden reveals and creature attacks for shock value |
| Jump scares | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sudden creature attacks and horror reveals used for shock effect in multiple episodes |
| Jump scares | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Horror-style sudden reveals and creature attacks throughout the volume |
| Spiders / insects | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | 'In Vaulted Halls Entombed' features swarms of spider-like creatures attacking soldiers in dark caves |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Full animated nudity and explicit sexual content in several episodes including orgies and graphic sex scenes |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Nudity and sexual content in several episodes though somewhat less prominent than Volume 1 |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some nudity present but sexual content is reduced compared to earlier volumes |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Full nudity and explicit sexual content in several episodes. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Non-consensual sexual situations appear in some darker episodes. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Drug use appears in some episodes as a plot element; psychedelic and mind-altering substances |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Animals are killed and harmed in several episodes; creature violence is graphic and disturbing |
| Animal cruelty / animal death | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Animal death and harm including creature-based episodes where animals suffer graphic violence |
| Animal cruelty / animal death | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Episodes feature animals being killed and eaten; a giant crab creature is central to one episode's violence |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme animated gore across many episodes including dismemberment, decapitation, and graphic body destruction in vivid detail |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Continued extreme animated gore; episodes feature graphic dismemberment, impalement, and visceral body destruction |
| Gore / graphic violence | S3 | 5/5 | Depicted | The most graphically violent volume; episodes like 'Bad Travelling' feature extended sequences of dismemberment, evisceration, and mass death |
| Gun violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Heavy firearms usage with graphic results in action-oriented episodes; military combat and shootouts |
| Gun violence | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Heavy gunfire and combat violence in military and sci-fi themed episodes |
| Gun violence | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Firearms violence in action and military episodes with graphic results |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Self-destructive behavior and suicide occur in some shorts. |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Some episodes contain sexual violence or coercive sexual situations depicted in animated form |
| Torture | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Torture scenes in certain episodes depicting captivity and physical torment of characters |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Captivity and torture scenarios in dystopian and horror episodes |
| Torture | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Captivity and torment scenarios; one episode involves a crew held hostage by a monstrous creature |
| Torture | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are tortured in some shorts, with graphic depiction of suffering. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Some episodes explore loss and mourning themes with emotional weight
Some shorts explore themes of loss and grief in emotionally impactful ways.
Some episodes explore nihilistic themes with characters facing hopeless situations or choosing death
Other
Mass extinction and civilization-ending events are depicted in some shorts.
Military combat scenarios in several episodes with high casualty counts and battlefield gore
War-themed episodes including brutal combat scenarios with graphic battlefield casualties
Military combat and warfare depicted in several episodes with high body counts
Military combat and warfare are depicted in several shorts with graphic battlefield violence.
Phobias & Sensory
Copious blood throughout, particularly in action and horror-themed episodes.
Disturbing body transformations, mutations, and grotesque creature designs in multiple episodes; alien parasites, melting flesh
Grotesque transformations and mutations continue; 'The Tall Grass' and other episodes feature nightmarish creature designs
Extreme body horror including parasitic infections, monstrous transformations, and grotesque alien biology
Cave exploration and enclosed underwater/ship environments create claustrophobic tension in several episodes
Underwater peril and drowning scenarios in aquatic-themed episodes
Horror-oriented episodes use sudden reveals and creature attacks for shock value
Sudden creature attacks and horror reveals used for shock effect in multiple episodes
Horror-style sudden reveals and creature attacks throughout the volume
'In Vaulted Halls Entombed' features swarms of spider-like creatures attacking soldiers in dark caves
Sexual Content
Full animated nudity and explicit sexual content in several episodes including orgies and graphic sex scenes
Nudity and sexual content in several episodes though somewhat less prominent than Volume 1
Some nudity present but sexual content is reduced compared to earlier volumes
Full nudity and explicit sexual content in several episodes.
Non-consensual sexual situations appear in some darker episodes.
Substance Use
Drug use appears in some episodes as a plot element; psychedelic and mind-altering substances
Violence & Physical Harm
Animals are killed and harmed in several episodes; creature violence is graphic and disturbing
Animal death and harm including creature-based episodes where animals suffer graphic violence
Episodes feature animals being killed and eaten; a giant crab creature is central to one episode's violence
Extreme animated gore across many episodes including dismemberment, decapitation, and graphic body destruction in vivid detail
Continued extreme animated gore; episodes feature graphic dismemberment, impalement, and visceral body destruction
The most graphically violent volume; episodes like 'Bad Travelling' feature extended sequences of dismemberment, evisceration, and mass death
Heavy firearms usage with graphic results in action-oriented episodes; military combat and shootouts
Heavy gunfire and combat violence in military and sci-fi themed episodes
Firearms violence in action and military episodes with graphic results
Self-destructive behavior and suicide occur in some shorts.
Some episodes contain sexual violence or coercive sexual situations depicted in animated form
Torture scenes in certain episodes depicting captivity and physical torment of characters
Captivity and torment scenarios; one episode involves a crew held hostage by a monstrous creature
Characters are tortured in some shorts, with graphic depiction of suffering.
