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Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time (2011)

TV-PG 43m 7.6/10 IMDb

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.

Creator: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

Cast: Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, Robert Carlyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Dania Ramirez

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (referenced)Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

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.

11 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 9 warnings
Avg severity:(2.3)
Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Forced marriageGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violence
Season 2 10 warnings
Avg severity:(2.5)
Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Forced marriageGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)
Season 3 9 warnings
Avg severity:(2.1)
Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Forced marriageGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

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