Outlander (2014)

Name: Outlander
Released: 2014
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell

TV-MA 7.9/10 IMDb

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Creator: Ronald D. Moore

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Abortion (depicted or discussed) (referenced)Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

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 Slavery / forced labor Torture

View full breakdown

Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthGaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 3 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreDrowning / underwater scenesNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 5 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 6 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Season 7 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture