Spartacus (2010)

Name: Spartacus
Released: 2010
Rating: 8
Cast: Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jaime Murray

TV-MA 53m 8.0/10 IMDb

Drama

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.

Creator: Steven S. DeKnight

Cast: Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jaime Murray

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking 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 (referenced)Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 14 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(4.4)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 3 12 warnings

Avg severity:(4.3)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 14 warnings

Avg severity:(4.4)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture