Cloak & Dagger
Director(s)Rachel Goldberg
Production year2022
Genre(s)Action, Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes42m
CastOlivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Noëlle Renée Bercy
Cloak & Dagger
moderate bad language, violence, domestic abuse, drug references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US action drama series; in this episode, Tyrone and Tandy try to keep their vigilante activity secret from each other.
violence
Men are seen being physically and verbally abusive towards their partners. A woman tries to hide bruises on her wrist which are implied to have been caused by her boyfriend. In a domestic abuse support group, a mother discusses the impact having an abusive father could have on her daughter. There are sequences of moderate violence in which characters are shot and stabbed. A man is thrown against a window leaving a bloody mark. A dead body is discovered with brief sight of injuries.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as mild and very mild terms such as 'shit', 'crap', asshole', 'piss', 'damn' and 'hell'.
drugs
Scenes take place in a drug den and there are verbal references to drug dealers.
additional issues
A song includes a brief mild sex reference. In a scene of mild threat, a girl and her father panic as they are submerged in a car underwater.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Tyrone investigates the meaning behind a symbol while Tandy tries to help a woman at her domestic abuse support group.
violence
Scenes of strong violence include blood splattering onto a villainous character's face as they kill a person off-screen. A man kidnaps a vulnerable young woman and forcibly injects her with heroin which causes her to be hospitalised, however, this depiction is brief and undetailed.
Other moments include a man being thrown against a window leaving a bloody mark and a character throwing a fantastical energy blast towards a vehicle.
injury detail
There is sight of several dead bodies in the aftermath of violence, as well as sight of blood on the floor, clothing and faces.
additional issues
There are occasional verbal and visual drug references throughout. Drug misuse is highly condemned by the work as a whole.
There are references to domestic abuse, including a scene in which a character criticises a woman at a domestic abuse support group for being attached to her abusive spouse and encourages her to leave.
Moderate bad language includes 'bitch', as well as milder terms including 'bullshit', 'pissed', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
Moderate scenes of threat occur throughout, including a character being stalked by a vision of their father, scenes of gun threat and a character found tied up and gagged.
strong bloody violence, sexual threat, sex references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is an action drama series; in this episode, Tyrone and Tandy try to find a group of missing girls and Bridget attempts to think like Mayhem.
violence
Scenes of strong bloody violence include shootings, chokings and stabbings. A woman slices victims' throats with her fingernails and there is sight of blood on herself and her victims. A child is briefly seen lying dead on the floor after a violent attack.
sex
A sequence in a strip club features pole dancers and strippers gyrating to music. However, there is no nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Terrified women who have been sex trafficked are seen tied up and locked in cells. There are verbal references to the sex trade. There is a brief reference to giving women drugs to keep them pliant.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes 'bullshit' and 'asshole' as well as very mild terms ('damn', 'hell'). In a science laboratory, a mouse aggressively kills another leaving behind a pool of blood, but no animals were actually harmed in the creation of the scene.
moderate violence, bloody images, threat, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Tandy journeys into another dimension to seek answers from Brigid’s dark side, and Tyrone accidentally places his mother in danger.
violence
A woman repeatedly hoists a man into the air via a rope around his neck, but the sequence is brief and devoid of strong visual detail. Several blows are exchanged, without visible injury, and there is a short sequence of undetailed machine gun fire.
threat and horror
There are moderate sequences of gun threat.
injury detail
Moderate bloody detail is seen on a man’s face in the aftermath of off-screen violence. While travelling through a fantastical realm, a person briefly follows a dimly-lit trail of blood on the floor.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to a sex trafficking ring responsible for kidnapping and enslaving multiple women.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘pissed off’, ‘crap’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’. There are infrequent passing references to drug dealing.
sexual violence references, moderate violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US fantasy crime series; in this episode, Dagger investigates a group of missing women.
violence
Moderate violence includes hand to hand combat such as punching, as well as gun and knife threat. One woman tasers another.
language
The episode features moderate bad language ('pricks') as well as uses of 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'screw' and 'hell'.
injury detail
In a brief scene, a man is shown with blood-soaked clothes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to men forcing women to become sex workers.
additional issues
There is an undetailed verbal reference to drug misuse.
strong violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Tandy experiences alternate versions of her life and is faced with a terrible choice.
violence
There are infrequent bloody shootings. One person tasers another, without visible injury. Brief flashback sequences show a young woman witnessing her father striking her mother across the face.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Racist white men harass two people whom they assume to be an interracial couple, claiming that Black men “take our women and whine that the world’s still racist”; one of the racists then notices the Black man, a police officer, is carrying a gun and points a gun at him, accusing him of trying to rob the store. Racist behaviour is clearly criticised. There are scenes of moderate threat. Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘balls’, ‘crap’, ‘ass’ and ‘asshole’. Other issues include brief non-graphic references to attempted suicide and to sex trafficking, and a passing reference to drug addiction.
sexual threat, drug misuse
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Adina seeks answers from Connors about the whereabouts of her son's body, while Andre places Tandy in a dangerous situation.
drugs
There is brief sight of drug paraphernalia. A woman prepares heroin off-screen and blows smoke into a kidnapped woman's face to sedate her. A character makes a brief passing reference to her son being falsely accused of being a drug addict. A person arrives at a crime scene in a cannabis greenhouse.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is kidnapped and held against her will at a motel along with other sex trafficked young women. In one brief scene, a man arrives at a motel room to procure sex, however, the woman manages to escape before any harm comes to her.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate violence include crunchy stylised blows, a character thrown through a window and use of fantastical weapons. Moderate scenes of threat include a character attempting to flee a dangerous situation.
Mild bad language occurs ('ass', 'asshole', 'screw', 'shit'), as well as milder terms including 'hell'.
strong violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US fantasy crime series; in this episode, Tandy and Evita go to great lengths when Tyrone is put in a dangerous situation.
violence
There is strong violence when a man is gunned down, with sight of blood spurts. There are also fantastical scenes of combat in which heroes use fantastical knives to stab their foes. A woman tasers a man, knocking him out.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence, but there's no strong detail. A woman pretends to be a sex worker to capture a man on the street. A woman speaks to a dead cop who is bloody, within a fantastical surreal context.
moderate bad language, violence, threat, suicide, drug references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Tandy and Tyrone learn about Lia’s past involvement with Andre.
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include crunchy stylised fights and off-screen gunfire. Other moments include brief sight of a man getting shot in the chest and a hero punching a villainous character, causing him to fall off a building.
threat and horror
Moderate scenes of fantastical threat include a villainous character causing people to fall unconscious and go into trance.
language
Moderate bad language occurs ('bitch'), as well as milder terms including 'shit' and ‘screw’.
drugs
There are infrequent references to drug dealing. In one scene, a hero character threatens gangsters against selling drugs to people who use them to enslave others.
suicide and self-harm
A character attempts suicide and is hospitalised.
strong violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
CLOAK & DAGGER is a US superhero action drama series; in this episode, Tyrone and Tandy travel to another dimension to confront the evil force responsible for the spate of disappearances across the city.
violence
A man is thrown through a window and shot in the head, resulting in a large blood spurt and bloody aftermath detail. A man is discovered with a rope around his neck and gunshot wounds to his chest in the aftermath of violence.
Other moments of violence include slashes with a fantastical weapon and fistfights in which several blows are exchanged, without visible injury.
additional issues
There is an undetailed visual reference to a sex trafficking ring, however, its activities are clearly disapproved of. There is use of mild bad language, such as 'asshole' and 'shit'.
Classified date17/11/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
Men are seen being physically and verbally abusive towards their partners. A woman tries to hide bruises on her wrist which are implied to have been caused by her boyfriend. In a domestic abuse support group, a mother discusses the impact having an abusive father could have on her daughter. There are sequences of moderate violence in which characters are shot and stabbed. A man is thrown against a window leaving a bloody mark. A dead body is discovered with brief sight of injuries.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as mild and very mild terms such as 'shit', 'crap', asshole', 'piss', 'damn' and 'hell'.
drugs
Scenes take place in a drug den and there are verbal references to drug dealers.
additional issues
A song includes a brief mild sex reference. In a scene of mild threat, a girl and her father panic as they are submerged in a car underwater.
strong violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is thrown through a window and shot in the head, resulting in a large blood spurt and bloody aftermath detail. A man is discovered with a rope around his neck and gunshot wounds to his chest in the aftermath of violence.
Other moments of violence include slashes with a fantastical weapon and fistfights in which several blows are exchanged, without visible injury.
additional issues
There is an undetailed visual reference to a sex trafficking ring, however, its activities are clearly disapproved of. There is use of mild bad language, such as 'asshole' and 'shit'.
moderate bad language, violence, threat, suicide, drug references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include crunchy stylised fights and off-screen gunfire. Other moments include brief sight of a man getting shot in the chest and a hero punching a villainous character, causing him to fall off a building.
threat and horror
Moderate scenes of fantastical threat include a villainous character causing people to fall unconscious and go into trance.
language
Moderate bad language occurs ('bitch'), as well as milder terms including 'shit' and ‘screw’.
drugs
There are infrequent references to drug dealing. In one scene, a hero character threatens gangsters against selling drugs to people who use them to enslave others.
suicide and self-harm
A character attempts suicide and is hospitalised.
strong violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence when a man is gunned down, with sight of blood spurts. There are also fantastical scenes of combat in which heroes use fantastical knives to stab their foes. A woman tasers a man, knocking him out.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence, but there's no strong detail. A woman pretends to be a sex worker to capture a man on the street. A woman speaks to a dead cop who is bloody, within a fantastical surreal context.
sexual threat, drug misuse
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
drugs
There is brief sight of drug paraphernalia. A woman prepares heroin off-screen and blows smoke into a kidnapped woman's face to sedate her. A character makes a brief passing reference to her son being falsely accused of being a drug addict. A person arrives at a crime scene in a cannabis greenhouse.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is kidnapped and held against her will at a motel along with other sex trafficked young women. In one brief scene, a man arrives at a motel room to procure sex, however, the woman manages to escape before any harm comes to her.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate violence include crunchy stylised blows, a character thrown through a window and use of fantastical weapons. Moderate scenes of threat include a character attempting to flee a dangerous situation.
Mild bad language occurs ('ass', 'asshole', 'screw', 'shit'), as well as milder terms including 'hell'.
strong violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are infrequent bloody shootings. One person tasers another, without visible injury. Brief flashback sequences show a young woman witnessing her father striking her mother across the face.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Racist white men harass two people whom they assume to be an interracial couple, claiming that Black men “take our women and whine that the world’s still racist”; one of the racists then notices the Black man, a police officer, is carrying a gun and points a gun at him, accusing him of trying to rob the store. Racist behaviour is clearly criticised. There are scenes of moderate threat. Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘balls’, ‘crap’, ‘ass’ and ‘asshole’. Other issues include brief non-graphic references to attempted suicide and to sex trafficking, and a passing reference to drug addiction.
sexual violence references, moderate violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes hand to hand combat such as punching, as well as gun and knife threat. One woman tasers another.
language
The episode features moderate bad language ('pricks') as well as uses of 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'screw' and 'hell'.
injury detail
In a brief scene, a man is shown with blood-soaked clothes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to men forcing women to become sex workers.
additional issues
There is an undetailed verbal reference to drug misuse.
moderate violence, bloody images, threat, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman repeatedly hoists a man into the air via a rope around his neck, but the sequence is brief and devoid of strong visual detail. Several blows are exchanged, without visible injury, and there is a short sequence of undetailed machine gun fire.
threat and horror
There are moderate sequences of gun threat.
injury detail
Moderate bloody detail is seen on a man’s face in the aftermath of off-screen violence. While travelling through a fantastical realm, a person briefly follows a dimly-lit trail of blood on the floor.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to a sex trafficking ring responsible for kidnapping and enslaving multiple women.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘pissed off’, ‘crap’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’. There are infrequent passing references to drug dealing.
strong bloody violence, sexual threat, sex references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of strong bloody violence include shootings, chokings and stabbings. A woman slices victims' throats with her fingernails and there is sight of blood on herself and her victims. A child is briefly seen lying dead on the floor after a violent attack.
sex
A sequence in a strip club features pole dancers and strippers gyrating to music. However, there is no nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Terrified women who have been sex trafficked are seen tied up and locked in cells. There are verbal references to the sex trade. There is a brief reference to giving women drugs to keep them pliant.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes 'bullshit' and 'asshole' as well as very mild terms ('damn', 'hell'). In a science laboratory, a mouse aggressively kills another leaving behind a pool of blood, but no animals were actually harmed in the creation of the scene.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of strong violence include blood splattering onto a villainous character's face as they kill a person off-screen. A man kidnaps a vulnerable young woman and forcibly injects her with heroin which causes her to be hospitalised, however, this depiction is brief and undetailed.
Other moments include a man being thrown against a window leaving a bloody mark and a character throwing a fantastical energy blast towards a vehicle.
injury detail
There is sight of several dead bodies in the aftermath of violence, as well as sight of blood on the floor, clothing and faces.
additional issues
There are occasional verbal and visual drug references throughout. Drug misuse is highly condemned by the work as a whole.
There are references to domestic abuse, including a scene in which a character criticises a woman at a domestic abuse support group for being attached to her abusive spouse and encourages her to leave.
Moderate bad language includes 'bitch', as well as milder terms including 'bullshit', 'pissed', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
Moderate scenes of threat occur throughout, including a character being stalked by a vision of their father, scenes of gun threat and a character found tied up and gagged.
moderate bad language, violence, domestic abuse, drug references
Classified Date:
17/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Men are seen being physically and verbally abusive towards their partners. A woman tries to hide bruises on her wrist which are implied to have been caused by her boyfriend. In a domestic abuse support group, a mother discusses the impact having an abusive father could have on her daughter. There are sequences of moderate violence in which characters are shot and stabbed. A man is thrown against a window leaving a bloody mark. A dead body is discovered with brief sight of injuries.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as mild and very mild terms such as 'shit', 'crap', asshole', 'piss', 'damn' and 'hell'.
drugs
Scenes take place in a drug den and there are verbal references to drug dealers.
additional issues
A song includes a brief mild sex reference. In a scene of mild threat, a girl and her father panic as they are submerged in a car underwater.
Director(s)Rachel Goldberg
Production year2022
Genre(s)Action, Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes42m
CastOlivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Noëlle Renée Bercy
Classified date17/11/2022
LanguageEnglish
