The Last of Us (2023)

Name: The Last of Us
Released: 2023
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino

TV-MA 8.4/10 IMDb

Drama

Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.

Creator: Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin

Cast: Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) (referenced)

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes Jump scares

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory)

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresAge-gap relationships (predatory)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Drowning / underwater scenesJump scaresGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture