The Boys (2019)

Name: The Boys
Released: 2019
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso

TV-MA 8.4/10 IMDb

Action Crime

THE BOYS is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It's the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about “The Seven,” and their formidable Vought backing.

Creator: Eric Kripke

Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso

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