Peaky Blinders (2013)

Name: Peaky Blinders
Released: 2013
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe

TV-MA 8.5/10 IMDb

Drama Crime

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

Creator: Steven Knight

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Car accidents / crashes Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

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

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

20 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 4 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 5 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Religious persecutionSuicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 6 14 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreNeedles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violence