Content & Trigger Warnings for NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
17 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, NCIS: New Orleans (2014) contains 17 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Car accidents / crashes, Kidnapping / abduction, Natural disasters, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Sex trafficking, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warning is for Gun violence (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
7 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Racial tensions and discriminatory language occasionally arise in New Orleans setting |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S5 | 2/5 | Depicted | Racism and systemic bias explored as themes in criminal cases |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental loss impacts main characters emotionally in later seasons |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters process loss of colleagues and loved ones throughout the series |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | The team deals with significant personal losses and emotional fallout |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle crashes and explosive incidents during pursuit sequences |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abduction scenarios feature in multiple case-of-the-week episodes |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Kidnapping and hostage situations remain recurring plot elements |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Abduction cases are a recurring crime type investigated by the team. |
| Natural disasters | All | 2/5 | Referenced | Hurricane Katrina's aftermath and other storms are referenced as part of the New Orleans setting. |
| War / combat | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Military backgrounds of characters referenced with mentions of combat trauma |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood is regularly visible at crime scenes and during violent encounters. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Sex trafficking | S1 | 3/5 | Referenced | Human trafficking rings investigated as major case arcs |
| Sex trafficking | S5 | 3/5 | Referenced | Trafficking networks investigated with disturbing victim accounts |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters frequently socialize in bars; occasional references to drinking problems |
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug trafficking and narcotics-related crimes are recurring case themes |
| Drug use (depicted) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug-related crimes and opioid crisis themes feature prominently |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug trafficking and drug-related crimes are frequent case subjects given the New Orleans setting. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 3/5 | Referenced | Cases involving crimes against children discussed and investigated |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Domestic abuse cases investigated with some scenes of confrontation |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Crime scene depictions with bloody injuries and deceased victims |
| Gore / graphic violence | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Graphic crime scenes with detailed forensic examination of injuries |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Crime scene depictions include moderately graphic injuries and dead bodies. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent use of firearms in crime investigations and confrontations with suspects |
| Gun violence | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued heavy firearm use in investigations and action sequences |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 3/5 | Referenced | Sexual assault referenced as the motive or context in several criminal investigations |
| Sexual assault / rape | S5 | 3/5 | Referenced | Sexual violence cases continue as investigation subjects |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Sexual assault cases are investigated but the acts themselves are generally not depicted graphically. |
| Torture | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Suspects and agents subjected to physical coercion and interrogation violence |
| Torture | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Interrogation scenes and criminal acts sometimes involve torture or physical coercion. |
Identity & Discrimination
Racial tensions and discriminatory language occasionally arise in New Orleans setting
Racism and systemic bias explored as themes in criminal cases
Mental Health & Emotional
Parental loss impacts main characters emotionally in later seasons
Characters process loss of colleagues and loved ones throughout the series
The team deals with significant personal losses and emotional fallout
Other
Vehicle crashes and explosive incidents during pursuit sequences
Abduction scenarios feature in multiple case-of-the-week episodes
Kidnapping and hostage situations remain recurring plot elements
Abduction cases are a recurring crime type investigated by the team.
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath and other storms are referenced as part of the New Orleans setting.
Military backgrounds of characters referenced with mentions of combat trauma
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is regularly visible at crime scenes and during violent encounters.
Sexual Content
Trafficking networks investigated with disturbing victim accounts
Substance Use
Characters frequently socialize in bars; occasional references to drinking problems
Drug trafficking and narcotics-related crimes are recurring case themes
Drug-related crimes and opioid crisis themes feature prominently
Drug trafficking and drug-related crimes are frequent case subjects given the New Orleans setting.
Violence & Physical Harm
Cases involving crimes against children discussed and investigated
Domestic abuse cases investigated with some scenes of confrontation
Crime scene depictions with bloody injuries and deceased victims
Graphic crime scenes with detailed forensic examination of injuries
Crime scene depictions include moderately graphic injuries and dead bodies.
Frequent use of firearms in crime investigations and confrontations with suspects
Sexual assault referenced as the motive or context in several criminal investigations
Sexual assault cases are investigated but the acts themselves are generally not depicted graphically.
Suspects and agents subjected to physical coercion and interrogation violence
Interrogation scenes and criminal acts sometimes involve torture or physical coercion.
