Content & Trigger Warnings for The Penguin (2024)
17 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, The Penguin (2024) contains 17 content warnings : Ableism (depicted), Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Gaslighting / emotional manipulation (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
9 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Ableism (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters with disabilities face discrimination and are exploited by Oz. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental death and its lasting impact are explored in character backstories. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters process the loss of loved ones, driving key motivations throughout the story |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Violent car crashes and vehicular incidents occur in several episodes |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Extensive psychological manipulation between characters vying for criminal power |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Oz Cobb is a master manipulator who gaslights and deceives nearly everyone around him. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are abducted and held captive as part of criminal power struggles |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Copious blood shown in violent scenes throughout the series. |
| Body horror | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Disturbing scenes involving acid used on victims causing severe disfigurement |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Power dynamics and sexual coercion are present in some relationships. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Heavy drinking shown among criminal figures in social and stressful situations |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Heavy drinking is frequently depicted among characters in the criminal underworld. |
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Central plot involves manufacturing and trafficking a new street drug called Bliss |
| Overdose scenes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug overdose is depicted as part of the drug trade storylines. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Flashbacks reveal childhood trauma and abusive upbringings of central characters |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Depictions of abusive family dynamics and physical violence within intimate relationships |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic aftermath of violence including severe injuries and deaths shown in detail |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic violence including brutal beatings, mutilation, and gory crime scene aftermath. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent shootings and gun-related killings throughout the season as part of Gotham's criminal underworld |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Several scenes of characters being tortured for information or as punishment |
| Torture | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Torture and brutal interrogation scenes are depicted graphically in multiple episodes. |
Identity & Discrimination
Characters with disabilities face discrimination and are exploited by Oz.
Mental Health & Emotional
Parental death and its lasting impact are explored in character backstories.
Characters process the loss of loved ones, driving key motivations throughout the story
Other
Violent car crashes and vehicular incidents occur in several episodes
Extensive psychological manipulation between characters vying for criminal power
Oz Cobb is a master manipulator who gaslights and deceives nearly everyone around him.
Characters are abducted and held captive as part of criminal power struggles
Phobias & Sensory
Copious blood shown in violent scenes throughout the series.
Disturbing scenes involving acid used on victims causing severe disfigurement
Sexual Content
Power dynamics and sexual coercion are present in some relationships.
Substance Use
Heavy drinking shown among criminal figures in social and stressful situations
Heavy drinking is frequently depicted among characters in the criminal underworld.
Central plot involves manufacturing and trafficking a new street drug called Bliss
Drug overdose is depicted as part of the drug trade storylines.
Violence & Physical Harm
Flashbacks reveal childhood trauma and abusive upbringings of central characters
Depictions of abusive family dynamics and physical violence within intimate relationships
Graphic aftermath of violence including severe injuries and deaths shown in detail
Extremely graphic violence including brutal beatings, mutilation, and gory crime scene aftermath.
Frequent shootings and gun-related killings throughout the season as part of Gotham's criminal underworld
Several scenes of characters being tortured for information or as punishment
Torture and brutal interrogation scenes are depicted graphically in multiple episodes.
