The Expanse (2015)

Name: The Expanse
Released: 2015
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cas Anvar

TV-14 7.9/10 IMDb

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Creator: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

Cast: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cas Anvar

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Natural disasters War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes Heights Jump scares Needles / medical procedures Spiders / insects Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)War / combatBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violencePolice brutalityTorture

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)War / combatBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Drowning / underwater scenesJump scaresSpiders / insectsGore / graphic violenceGun violencePolice brutality

Season 5 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingNatural disastersWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 6 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture