Content & Trigger Warnings for Wentworth (2013)
12 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Wentworth (2013) contains 12 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Kidnapping / abduction, Wrongful imprisonment, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 5/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Stalking / harassment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A character stalks a former inmate after her release, leading to dangerous and threatening situations. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters struggle with suicidal thoughts as a result of the brutal prison environment and personal trauma. |
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | An inmate is kidnapped by detectives while on day release, and other abduction scenarios occur throughout the series. |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Themes of unjust incarceration and systemic injustice within the prison system are explored throughout the series. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic sex scenes including oral and lesbian sex with explicit full female nudity throughout the series. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent and prominent drug use and drug references, particularly heroin, which is a major recurring plot element. Characters are shown using and dealing drugs. |
| Overdose scenes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters experience drug overdoses, including a scene where an inmate is forcibly injected with heroin. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Domestic violence is depicted as part of character backstories and is a theme explored from the first episode onward. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent graphic and brutal violence throughout all seasons depicting the harsh realities of prison life, including stabbings, beatings, and bloody aftermath. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Infrequent but strong and bloody scenes of attempted suicide and self-harm among inmates. |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Multiple sexual assault scenes including a graphic gang rape in the prison showers that many viewers found extremely disturbing and exploitative. |
| Torture | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Scenes of torture and physical intimidation between inmates and occasionally by prison staff as power dynamics are enforced. |
Identity & Discrimination
A character stalks a former inmate after her release, leading to dangerous and threatening situations.
Mental Health & Emotional
Characters struggle with suicidal thoughts as a result of the brutal prison environment and personal trauma.
Other
An inmate is kidnapped by detectives while on day release, and other abduction scenarios occur throughout the series.
Themes of unjust incarceration and systemic injustice within the prison system are explored throughout the series.
Sexual Content
Graphic sex scenes including oral and lesbian sex with explicit full female nudity throughout the series.
Substance Use
Frequent and prominent drug use and drug references, particularly heroin, which is a major recurring plot element. Characters are shown using and dealing drugs.
Characters experience drug overdoses, including a scene where an inmate is forcibly injected with heroin.
Violence & Physical Harm
Domestic violence is depicted as part of character backstories and is a theme explored from the first episode onward.
Frequent graphic and brutal violence throughout all seasons depicting the harsh realities of prison life, including stabbings, beatings, and bloody aftermath.
Infrequent but strong and bloody scenes of attempted suicide and self-harm among inmates.
Multiple sexual assault scenes including a graphic gang rape in the prison showers that many viewers found extremely disturbing and exploitative.
Scenes of torture and physical intimidation between inmates and occasionally by prison staff as power dynamics are enforced.
