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(2013–2019)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Full male and female nudity. However, every episode and season has sex and nudity.
  • In one episode, Ruby Rose is naked. Her breasts and buttocks are visible.
  • One and possibly more episodes include brief segments of commercial porn, including unsimulated sex, as acknowledged in the credits along with the requisite Section 2257 legal statement.
  • In one episode, a picture of a vagina with visible labia is shown in close-up multiple times. While the photo is extremely graphic, it is shown in a non-sexual, comedic manner and based on the episode's storyline.
  • Some early episodes feature nudity (breasts and backsides) and simulated sex, such as when a woman reaches her hand under some blankets and makes a man moan, or two women have oral sex in a shower. There is a lot of discussion of lesbians and having sex with women, and we see women kissing, cuddling, and being naked together. There is implied masturbation, and a character falsely accuses another of rape.
  • There are several scenes of strong lesbian sex throughout the show. Fully nude women make out and caress each other while moaning and gasping. Cunnilingus is also very frequent, along with fingering. All of the sexual content has to do with the story, and the fact that it takes place in a female prison. However, shower scenes occur very frequently, and in a lot of scenes, naked inmates just walk around fleetingly. Conjugal visits occur infrequently, in which there is heterosexual sex.

Violence & Gore

  • Frequent prison violence. Not especially gory or bloody. Several murders witnessed, stabbings, gang fights, etc.
  • Definitely violent incidents but none with any real gore besides a couple cuts and bruises.
  • A woman's throat is slit, a woman is stabbed in the back with a screwdriver.
  • A body is cut up and buried. Lots of blood shown.
  • A man is shot. A woman is shown stitching the wound. Very Bloody.
  • A young girl is murdered by two older woman. Very disturbing.
  • First 3 seasons are not too bad, 4,5, 6 and 7 are most violent.
  • A goat is shot and sliced open. A dead fetus falls out of the corpse. Very bloody.
  • As is customary in dramas set in a prison environment, there is often danger and menace, and the main character is in jeopardy early in the series. The prisoners generally fight with words and deeds rather than fists, though. Some flashbacks offer scenes of abuse or murder. Some sexual blackmail, harassment. Characters die or are killed on-screen suddenly; little to no gore.
  • Season 4: During a prison fight instigated by a prison officer, a woman is tackled to the ground and then punched repeatedly in the face. Her head is constantly flung side to side and gets progressively bloodier and swollen. Can be a difficult watch

Profanity

  • "Fuck", "shit", "bitch", "ass", "asshole", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", and "whore" are said throughout the show.
  • Multiple uses of "retard", "retarded", and other denigrating comments about people with disabilities (primarily intellectual disabilities) throughout.
  • Frequent transphobia is portrayed throughout the series. This includes transphobic slurs such as "Tranny", "lady-man" and other degrading and discriminatory behavior. These incidents are primarily directed towards Sophia, a trans woman and major characters.
  • Occasional homophobic behavior and slurs like "faggot" and "dyke" throughout (please note that as a whole, this series is LGBTQ+ friendly. While some of the characters portray homophobia, the series itself does not express any anti-LGBTQ+ views).
  • There is a lot of racial discrimination.
  • Many four-letter words, which are generally used in a mild context: "How the f--k are you going to prison tomorrow?" Also, there is sexual language, such as when one woman asks another if she "likes p---y".
  • The show is definitely one of the most profane Netflix shows of all time.
  • Strong language and denigrating or profane comments about religion throughout each episode.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The main character is put in prison for drug dealing.
  • Use of marijuana is shown throughout.
  • Scenes and references of smoking and drinking.
  • Overall, the show contains STRONG drug use in the prison setting.
  • Drugs are mentioned frequently in context with criminal justice. A few flashback scenes depict drug dealing. Characters rarely drink on-screen. A character overdoses on drugs and dies; many characters speak longingly of drugs and alcohol. A subplot revolves around smuggling cigarettes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • It is implied that in one scene shown the aftermath of inmates doing "favours" for a male police officer in order to get any commodities they are unable to in prison, and it is also strongly implied and discussed among these officers how they view the inmates sexually (masturbating after talking with an inmate, etc); all of which may cause discomfort in viewers.
  • Although infrequent, there is intense physical and verbal violence and frightening scenes throughout with the use of threats.
  • There is action and physical violence including murder, beatings, bullying, intimidation, etc.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A gang holds down a woman as they brand her with a swastika using a hot metal spike. Very disturbing.

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