Content & Trigger Warnings for Six Feet Under (2001)
23 content warnings identified across 5 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Six Feet Under (2001) contains 23 content warnings : Hate crimes (depicted), Homophobia / transphobia (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Terminal illness, Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Infidelity, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape.
The most severe warnings are for Hate crimes (depicted) (severity 4/5), Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) (severity 4/5), Death of a child (severity 4/5), Death of a parent (severity 5/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Terminal illness (severity 5/5), Infidelity (severity 4/5), Kidnapping / abduction (severity 4/5), Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 4/5), Overdose scenes (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
17 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Hate crimes (depicted) | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | A brutal homophobic attack is depicted in harrowing detail |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | David faces internalized and external homophobia while coming out |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | David's relationship faces prejudice and hate-motivated threats |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued exploration of anti-gay prejudice affecting David's life |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | David is the victim of a violent hate crime that leaves lasting trauma |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S5 | 2/5 | Depicted | Residual homophobic attitudes though David's arc reaches resolution |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Deaths of young people including infants and children are depicted across multiple episodes. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | The series opens with the sudden death of the family patriarch |
| Death of a parent | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | Additional parental death compounds the family's grief |
| Death of a parent | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The series begins with the father's death and its aftermath drives the entire narrative. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Death and grief are the central themes as a family runs a funeral home |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Deeper exploration of how unresolved grief distorts relationships and identity |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S3 | 5/5 | Depicted | Grief manifests in increasingly destructive ways for the Fisher family |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S4 | 5/5 | Depicted | The aftermath of a major loss sends the family into deep mourning |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S5 | 5/5 | Depicted | The series finale is one of the most emotionally devastating in television history |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Death and grief are the central themes of the entire series, explored in every episode through the family funeral home. |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Pregnancy loss is addressed in the series with emotional weight. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some opening death vignettes involve suicidal circumstances |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters grapple with existential despair and self-destructive urges |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters confront mortality and question the will to continue |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters express suicidal thoughts and engage in self-destructive behavior. |
| Terminal illness | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Illness and mortality themes deepen beyond the funeral home setting |
| Terminal illness | S5 | 5/5 | Depicted | A main character is diagnosed with a terminal condition driving the final arc |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Fatal car accidents are depicted, including one that is central to the series finale. |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Emotionally manipulative relationships and psychological control are recurring themes. |
| Infidelity | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Extramarital affairs and relationship betrayals among family members |
| Infidelity | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple affairs and sexual betrayals cause family turmoil |
| Infidelity | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Ongoing affairs and relationship betrayals intensify |
| Infidelity | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued relationship betrayals and affairs |
| Infidelity | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Relationship failures and betrayals in the final season |
| Infidelity | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple characters engage in affairs and romantic betrayals throughout the series. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | A character's disappearance raises suspicions of foul play |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | David is kidnapped and brutalized in a traumatic extended sequence |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood is frequently visible in death scenes and embalming sequences. |
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Graphic depiction of corpse preparation and embalming processes |
| Body horror | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Continued graphic depiction of dead bodies in various states |
| Body horror | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Dead bodies in various states of decomposition and embalming procedures are shown regularly. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Explicit sexual scenes throughout including graphic nudity |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued explicit sexual content across multiple storylines |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic sexual content continues across various character arcs |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | Explicit sexual content throughout including new relationships |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content continues but is somewhat less prominent in the final season |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Explicit sexual content including full nudity and graphic sex scenes throughout the series. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Heavy drinking and alcohol dependency are depicted by several characters. |
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Recreational drug use by multiple characters |
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Drug use escalates with characters using substances to cope with pain |
| Drug use (depicted) | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Substance abuse becomes a major storyline for multiple characters |
| Drug use (depicted) | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | Substance abuse reaches critical levels for key characters |
| Drug use (depicted) | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | Addiction storylines reach their climax with serious consequences |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Major characters use drugs including marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and crystal meth across multiple seasons. |
| Overdose scenes | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug use reaches dangerous levels approaching overdose |
| Overdose scenes | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | A devastating overdose sequence is a major plot point |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Toxic relationship dynamics include emotional and verbal abuse |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Lisa's storyline involves controlling and abusive relationship dynamics |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abusive and toxic relationship patterns depicted |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Abusive relationship dynamics and violent confrontations between partners occur. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of dead bodies and gruesome deaths open most episodes. |
| Gun violence | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Gun-related deaths occur in some of the episode-opening death vignettes. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Suicidal behavior and self-destructive actions are depicted by multiple characters. |
| Sexual assault / rape | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | David's attack includes sexual violence components |
Identity & Discrimination
A brutal homophobic attack is depicted in harrowing detail
David faces internalized and external homophobia while coming out
David's relationship faces prejudice and hate-motivated threats
Continued exploration of anti-gay prejudice affecting David's life
David is the victim of a violent hate crime that leaves lasting trauma
Residual homophobic attitudes though David's arc reaches resolution
Mental Health & Emotional
Deaths of young people including infants and children are depicted across multiple episodes.
The series begins with the father's death and its aftermath drives the entire narrative.
Death and grief are the central themes as a family runs a funeral home
Deeper exploration of how unresolved grief distorts relationships and identity
Grief manifests in increasingly destructive ways for the Fisher family
The aftermath of a major loss sends the family into deep mourning
The series finale is one of the most emotionally devastating in television history
Death and grief are the central themes of the entire series, explored in every episode through the family funeral home.
Pregnancy loss is addressed in the series with emotional weight.
Some opening death vignettes involve suicidal circumstances
Characters grapple with existential despair and self-destructive urges
Characters confront mortality and question the will to continue
Characters express suicidal thoughts and engage in self-destructive behavior.
Illness and mortality themes deepen beyond the funeral home setting
A main character is diagnosed with a terminal condition driving the final arc
Other
Fatal car accidents are depicted, including one that is central to the series finale.
Emotionally manipulative relationships and psychological control are recurring themes.
Multiple characters engage in affairs and romantic betrayals throughout the series.
A character's disappearance raises suspicions of foul play
David is kidnapped and brutalized in a traumatic extended sequence
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is frequently visible in death scenes and embalming sequences.
Dead bodies in various states of decomposition and embalming procedures are shown regularly.
Sexual Content
Explicit sexual scenes throughout including graphic nudity
Continued explicit sexual content across multiple storylines
Graphic sexual content continues across various character arcs
Explicit sexual content throughout including new relationships
Sexual content continues but is somewhat less prominent in the final season
Explicit sexual content including full nudity and graphic sex scenes throughout the series.
Substance Use
Heavy drinking and alcohol dependency are depicted by several characters.
Drug use escalates with characters using substances to cope with pain
Substance abuse becomes a major storyline for multiple characters
Addiction storylines reach their climax with serious consequences
Major characters use drugs including marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and crystal meth across multiple seasons.
Violence & Physical Harm
Toxic relationship dynamics include emotional and verbal abuse
Lisa's storyline involves controlling and abusive relationship dynamics
Abusive and toxic relationship patterns depicted
Abusive relationship dynamics and violent confrontations between partners occur.
Graphic depictions of dead bodies and gruesome deaths open most episodes.
Gun-related deaths occur in some of the episode-opening death vignettes.
Suicidal behavior and self-destructive actions are depicted by multiple characters.
