The Promised Neverland (2019)

Name: The Promised Neverland
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Erisa Kuon, Lynn

TV-MA 23m 7.4/10 IMDb

Animation Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy Crime

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.

Cast: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Erisa Kuon, Lynn

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing (referenced)Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Jump scares Spiders / insects

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Slavery / forced labor

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Better Content intensity decreases in later seasons.

10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Stalking / harassmentDeath of a childDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violence

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Death of a childDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced labor