Content & Trigger Warnings for The Expanse (2015)

Belters face systemic discrimination and are treated as second-class citizens by inner planet governments

Belter oppression intensifies as they become expendable pawns in the Earth-Mars conflict

The war disproportionately affects Belter populations caught between superpowers

Belter settlers face discrimination and exploitation on the new world

The attacks are framed by and exacerbate deep-rooted prejudice between factions

Belter-Inner tensions remain as the series resolves its core sociopolitical conflict

Children are among the casualties of the mass destruction events

Children die in the Eros incident and other mass-casualty events

A parental figure's sacrifice carries enormous emotional weight in the finale

Characters process the massive loss of life on Eros and the mounting war casualties

The mounting toll of war weighs heavily on characters who lose friends and comrades

Characters process the death of billions and the near-destruction of Earth

Characters make final sacrifices and process the cumulative losses of the series

Political manipulation and cover-ups by governments deceive populations about existential threats

Mass death events on Eros station amount to genocidal scale destruction

Mass destruction events threaten entire populations

Asteroid attacks on Earth kill millions of people in a deliberate act of mass destruction

Threats of genocide-scale destruction continue as factions weaponize alien technology

Asteroid impacts on Earth cause tsunamis and extinction-level environmental devastation

Earth-Mars military tensions escalate with space naval engagements

Full-scale space combat between Earth and Mars fleets with high casualties

Full-scale interplanetary war with devastating space battles and ground assaults

Political tensions threaten to reignite large-scale conflict

Total war breaks out with devastating consequences across the solar system

The final war for control of the ring gates and humanity's future plays out with massive battles

Blood from combat injuries and the protomolecule's effects on human bodies

The protomolecule transforms human bodies in deeply disturbing ways

The protomolecule's effects on Eros are shown in full horrifying detail with mass body transformation

Protomolecule hybrid soldiers represent a terrifying fusion of human and alien biology

Alien planet biology causes horrifying physical effects on human settlers

Protomolecule technology continues to cause disturbing biological changes

Ring gate anomalies cause disturbing effects on human bodies passing through

Life on spaceships and stations involves cramped environments that become dangerous during emergencies

Dangerous decompression events and hull breaches create life-threatening confined situations

Space combat creates hull breach and decompression emergencies in enclosed ships

Underground alien structures create claustrophobic exploration sequences

Flooding events on the alien planet create dangerous situations

Scenes of drowning and water-related peril, plus the protomolecule's liquid-like properties

Vertigo-inducing zero-gravity and spacewalk sequences throughout

Alien planet exploration features sudden dangerous encounters and lurking threats

Medical procedures and injections shown in various treatment and experimentation scenes

Alien creatures with insect-like qualities emerge from the planet surface

The protomolecule causes victims to vomit and expel biological material

Protomolecule infection continues to cause disturbing biological reactions

High-gravity combat causes physical distress and nausea in characters

Drug use depicted in the Belt as a consequence of poverty and hardship

Drug use depicted in the Belt's underworld and among certain characters

Children are experimented on as part of the protomolecule research program

Violence results in visible injuries and bloody aftermath in zero-gravity environments

More graphic violence including combat injuries and protomolecule effects

War injuries and combat deaths depicted with graphic realism

Graphic deaths from alien environmental hazards and human violence

Mass casualty events depicted with graphic aftermath

Graphic combat injuries and deaths in the concluding war

Graphic space combat injuries, explosive decompression, and violent confrontations throughout

Gunfights in space stations and ships as political tensions escalate

More intense and frequent gunfights as military conflict intensifies

Intense firefights during boarding operations and ground combat

Armed conflicts between settlers and corporate security forces

Intense combat sequences as factions battle for survival and control

Intense military combat sequences throughout the final season

Frequent gunfights in close quarters aboard spaceships and in ground combat

Star Helix security and Earth/Mars military forces use excessive force against Belter civilians

Corporate security forces use excessive violence against civilian settlers

Sexual violence occurs in certain arcs particularly involving vulnerable characters

Belters face exploitative labor conditions that amount to indentured servitude

A character is tortured for information during interrogation

Coercive interrogation and physical abuse during the escalating conflict

Prisoners of war face brutal treatment and coercive interrogation

Characters face brutal treatment in captivity during the escalating conflict

Characters face brutal treatment from antagonist forces