Six Feet Under (2001)

Name: Six Feet Under
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez

TV-MA 7.7/10 IMDb

Drama

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

Creator: Alan Ball

Cast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)

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 Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Substance Use

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

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

17 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)InfidelityBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessInfidelityBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)InfidelityKidnapping / abductionExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityKidnapping / abductionExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Overdose scenesDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseSexual assault / rape

Season 5 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Terminal illnessInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Overdose scenes