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(2005–2017)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Scene in a strip club. Women dressed revealing, this lasts for a minute of them dancing around, albeit no nudity and not graphic.
  • There is a scene with a stripper dancing provocatively
  • There are a couple scenes in the show that imply characters have sex. Though it is never shown or heard, just implied/referenced.
  • Season 2 has a strip club scene
  • No on screen sex. Implied sex and assualt.
  • Talks of sexual assault.
  • Sexual threats from prisoners.
  • Michael is threatened with rape in prison.

Violence & Gore

  • A mans hand is cut off. He later carries it in a bucket filled with ice. (Shown onscreen)
  • Some scenes can be extremely violent and bloody
  • Some bloody scenes and heavily implied sexual assault but these don't occur often.
  • Some bloody and brutal violence but this is rare.
  • On-screen shootings and stabbings, lots of punching, hitting with blunt objects.
  • Onscreen shootings and stabbings, lots of punching, hitting with blunt objects. Some scenes of torture.

Profanity

  • In the entire series, a single abuse of "Jesus."
  • Use of the R word.
  • Some mild profanity.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some smoking.
  • Some smoking. drugs, Agent Mahone takes Veratril pills and later on uses heroin.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This show is very disturbing, there are references to torture, murder, suicide, psychological collapse, child abuse, rape, various violence and homosexual rape.
  • Main character works outside the system to free his brother from jail. Kids may find the character T-Bag frightening.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • Sexual threats from prisoners. It is implied that a worker and a prison guard have sex on a table in the guards room. It is implied that the president and her brother were incestuous. One character is a convicted rapist. There are some references made about it such as calling him Sergeant Sodomy.

Violence & Gore

  • Season 2: A character is shot by a cop. Extremely brutal, violent and bloody
  • A couple is getting shot. Extremely emotional and bloody
  • In season 1 Michael's toe gets cut off by other inmates while they try to get information from him.
  • Prison break.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • C-Note attempts to hang himself, but is stopped by a guard
  • Sarah's overdose in season one can be intense for some viewers

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