Westworld (2016)

Name: Westworld
Released: 2016
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Aaron Paul

TV-MA 8.3/10 IMDb

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Western

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.

Creator: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Aaron Paul

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

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

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

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

Violence & Physical Harm

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 Better Content intensity decreases in later seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Sexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(4.3)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Sexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 3 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Slavery / forced labor

Season 4 9 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Slavery / forced laborTorture