Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Name: Sons of Anarchy
Released: 2008
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

TV-MA 8.1/10 IMDb

Crime Drama

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.

Creator: Kurt Sutter

Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

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

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking

Substance Use

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

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rape

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityKidnapping / abductionWar / combatExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 5 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 6 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationDrowning / underwater scenesAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 7 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.0)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture