Vikings (2013)

Name: Vikings
Released: 2013
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Alex Høgh Andersen, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, Peter Franzén, Georgia Hirst

TV-MA 8.3/10 IMDb

Action & Adventure Drama War & Politics

The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

Creator: Michael Hirst

Cast: Alex Høgh Andersen, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, Peter Franzén, Georgia Hirst

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes Snakes

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.0)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Slavery / forced laborTorture

Season 3 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.0)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)War / combatBlood / medical goreDrowning / underwater scenesExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.4)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)War / combatBlood / medical goreSnakesExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 5 12 warnings

Avg severity:(4.3)

Religious persecutionDeath of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityChild abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 6 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Slavery / forced laborTorture