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Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in The Following (2013)

Parents guide

The Following

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Moderate
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Severe

Sex & Nudity

Mild
9 of 19 found this mild
There are various kissing scenes, between both straight and gay couples.
A naked woman sits on top of a man in bed, displaying her back. They kiss.

Violence & Gore

Severe
8 of 13 found this severe
The aftermath of killings and massacres are frequently shown, and this is done in a graphic way, with lots of blood.
Most killings are not shown, but the ones that are shown are violent and scary, and often clearly depicted.
A lot of people are shot, stabbed, and killed in other various and horrifying ways. Though these scenes do contain a lot of blood and are portrayed realistically, they are usually pretty short in length.

Profanity

Mild
8 of 9 found this mild

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
4 of 8 found this moderate
Occasional drinking, but this goes relatively unnoticed and is non-explicit. Characters are seen drunk at times and one characters is a alcoholic.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
8 of 12 found this severe
An extreme amount of frightening scenes. All of the onscreen murders take place during long, shaky shots with no background sound, just the character moving through some dark room, which adds to the level of fear.
The first few episodes have a lot of shots where they show the aftermath of brutal killings. These are bloody and graphic.
The few onscreen murders that are there are extremely terrifying.

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • MA15+DVD rating
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • PGDVD rating
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12episode 11
    • 18season 1
    • 16some episodes
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • (Banned)
  • Mexico
    • 18
  • Netherlands
    • 16self-applied
  • New Zealand
    • R18DVD rating
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Singapore
    • M18
    • PG13edited TV version
    • NC16season 2
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 16
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14
  • Ukraine
    • 18

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