The Boys (2019)

Name: The Boys
Released: 2019
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher

TV-MA 8.5/10 IMDb

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Creator: Eric Kripke

Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Plane crashes War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Jump scares Needles / medical procedures Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest (referenced)Sex trafficking (referenced)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 Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape 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:(3.6)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rape

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rape

Season 3 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 4 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture