Power Book II: Ghost - Season 3

Director(s)Gary McLeod
Production year2023
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes63m
CastMichael Rainey Jr., Shane Johnson, Gianni Paolo

Power Book II: Ghost - Season 3

very strong language, strong bloody violence, nudity
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, a new semester begins at Stansfield.

violence
Sequences contain strong violence, including when a woman’s hand is cut off with a machete, revealing brief sight of the woman’s resultant gory arm stump, and when a man is stabbed in the stomach, leaving blood all over the killer’s hand.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as milder terms (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also reclaimed use of racial language (‘n***a’).
nudity
There is breast nudity in a scene featuring a stripper.
additional issues
There are references to characters dealing drugs including cocaine, which is infrequently seen throughout the episode. There are sequences of moderate threat, including when a characters are held at gunpoint and threatened with violence. A man makes a comment about freedom depending on the colour of your skin.
strong violence, language, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Braden tries to persuade Tariq that his office presents a good opportunity to solve their distribution problems.

violence
A man is seen torturing others for information, using a blowtorch which he holds against various parts of their bodies. Characters are shot, resulting in spurts of blood.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
Characters are seen snorting cocaine. A woman opens a package containing cocaine, which she cuts with another drug.
nudity
In a scene set in a strip club, there is breast nudity.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references. There is infrequent use of discriminatory language (‘queer’) used in a derogatory manner. In the aftermath of violence, there is sight of blood on the bodies of deceased characters. There are undetailed references to a character’s suicide, which another character believes was in fact a murder.
strong language, violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Cane takes over from Lorenzo after blackmailing him.

violence
When a man is shot, blood is seen spurting out of the back of his head.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
Characters are seen snorting cocaine. References are made to drug dealing.
additional issues
A man is held with a gun pressed against his head, and information is demanded from him. There is a brief scene of sex, and infrequent moderate sex references. References are made to a woman's suicide. A character makes a sarcastic comment about a man using make up to assume a different racial identity from his own.
strong language, violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, the Tejada clan forges a new deal with another family.

violence
A man is briefly seen torturing others for information using a blowtorch. During a gun fight, a man is shot in the throat, and blood spurts onto the wall behind him. Another man is later shot in the chest, with blood spurting on impact.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also reclaimed use of racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
A man snorts cocaine. One scene features characters measuring out amounts of cocaine to be packed into small bags for distribution.
additional issues
There are mild sex references. Moments of mild threat develop into violence. References are made to a woman who is said to have taken her own life.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Tariq, Brayden and Effie take a trip to Italy for business.

violence
Characters are shot, resulting in spurts of blood from their heads and bodies. A man cuts into the body of a dead man with a saw. A man's throat is cut, causing him to gasp for air and bleed out.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'hell'. There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
additional issues
Crime scene images show the body of a man lying in a pool of blood. References are made to characters dealing drugs. There is a brief scene of sex between two characters, and elsewhere there are mild sex references. A man is held hostage by malevolent foes and beaten for information. There are brief references to racism during a class discussion about modern day prejudices in the US.
strong language, violence, sex
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a drama series; in this episode, the Tejada clan reels from a tragedy.

violence
A man's throat is slit, causing him to bleed heavily. Later, during a gun fight, a man is shot in the head resulting in a spurt of blood. A character attacks another, punching him repeatedly and pushing him up against a wall.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'ass'.
sex
A scene of strong sex features brief sight of buttock nudity.
additional issues
A woman recalls being touched inappropriately as a child by her mother's boyfriend, though there is no further detail. There are references to the sale of drugs, and bricks of cocaine are briefly seen. After a man has died, his corpse is briefly seen in a morgue. There are sequences of mild threat. There is a brief reference to slavery, and characters are seen grieving the loss of a loved one.
strong violence, language, nudity, sex
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, things escalate between the Tejada's and their Russian enemies.

violence
Characters are shot, resulting in a large spurts of blood. Another man is shot in the chest in the shower, after which his body is seen on the ground, a pool of blood mixing with water.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘balls’, ‘bullshit’, ‘God’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
sex
A scene of strong sex features sexual language and moaning.
nudity
During a scene set in a strip club, there is sight of breast nudity.
additional issues
References are made to drug dealing which characters are involved in. There are brief scenes of threat in which characters point guns at others.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Diana’s arrest has consequences for the entire operation.

violence
A man is shot in the head, resulting in a spurt of blood. Another man is shot in the chest in the shower, after which his body is seen on the ground, a pool of blood mixing with water.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bastard’, ‘tits’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
additional issues
There are references to the dealing of drugs including cocaine. A character takes their own life. There are moderate sex references, and a scene in which characters are seen in a sexual embrace. Scenes of moderate threat include a character being held at gunpoint.
strong language, scene of torture, violence, suicide
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series: in this episode, Effie tries to get help after being arrested.

violence
There is strong violence, such as bullet impact and blood spurt when a man is shot in the chest and a scene of torture in which a bound man has teeth forcibly removed.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and infrequent racial terms ('n***a').
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide in which a man takes his own life.
additional issues
There are also moderate sex references, such as a man remarking to a woman "I know you two were f**king," threat such as a group of people choking when the building they are in is filled with a gas and a scene of emotional upset as a sobbing woman sits by a dead body in a morgue.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

POWER BOOK II: GHOST is a US crime drama series: in this episode, Lauren is pressured to help get Effie released.

violence
There is strong violence such as bullet impact and blood spurt when a man is shot in the side.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
additional issues
There are also moderate drug references such as a man remarking to a friend "I wish we could just smoke a blow," injury detail such as blood soaked clothing on a woman caught in a drive-by shooting, sex references such as one woman referring to another woman's male friend as a "f**k boy," and threat such as a man holding a gun on a woman.
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Classified date16/03/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
Sequences contain strong violence, including when a woman’s hand is cut off with a machete, revealing brief sight of the woman’s resultant gory arm stump, and when a man is stabbed in the stomach, leaving blood all over the killer’s hand.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as milder terms (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also reclaimed use of racial language (‘n***a’).
nudity
There is breast nudity in a scene featuring a stripper.
additional issues
There are references to characters dealing drugs including cocaine, which is infrequently seen throughout the episode. There are sequences of moderate threat, including when a characters are held at gunpoint and threatened with violence. A man makes a comment about freedom depending on the colour of your skin.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence such as bullet impact and blood spurt when a man is shot in the side.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
additional issues
There are also moderate drug references such as a man remarking to a friend "I wish we could just smoke a blow," injury detail such as blood soaked clothing on a woman caught in a drive-by shooting, sex references such as one woman referring to another woman's male friend as a "f**k boy," and threat such as a man holding a gun on a woman.
strong language, scene of torture, violence, suicide
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence, such as bullet impact and blood spurt when a man is shot in the chest and a scene of torture in which a bound man has teeth forcibly removed.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and infrequent racial terms ('n***a').
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide in which a man takes his own life.
additional issues
There are also moderate sex references, such as a man remarking to a woman "I know you two were f**king," threat such as a group of people choking when the building they are in is filled with a gas and a scene of emotional upset as a sobbing woman sits by a dead body in a morgue.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the head, resulting in a spurt of blood. Another man is shot in the chest in the shower, after which his body is seen on the ground, a pool of blood mixing with water.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bastard’, ‘tits’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
additional issues
There are references to the dealing of drugs including cocaine. A character takes their own life. There are moderate sex references, and a scene in which characters are seen in a sexual embrace. Scenes of moderate threat include a character being held at gunpoint.
strong violence, language, nudity, sex
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Characters are shot, resulting in a large spurts of blood. Another man is shot in the chest in the shower, after which his body is seen on the ground, a pool of blood mixing with water.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘balls’, ‘bullshit’, ‘God’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
sex
A scene of strong sex features sexual language and moaning.
nudity
During a scene set in a strip club, there is sight of breast nudity.
additional issues
References are made to drug dealing which characters are involved in. There are brief scenes of threat in which characters point guns at others.
strong language, violence, sex
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man's throat is slit, causing him to bleed heavily. Later, during a gun fight, a man is shot in the head resulting in a spurt of blood. A character attacks another, punching him repeatedly and pushing him up against a wall.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'ass'.
sex
A scene of strong sex features brief sight of buttock nudity.
additional issues
A woman recalls being touched inappropriately as a child by her mother's boyfriend, though there is no further detail. There are references to the sale of drugs, and bricks of cocaine are briefly seen. After a man has died, his corpse is briefly seen in a morgue. There are sequences of mild threat. There is a brief reference to slavery, and characters are seen grieving the loss of a loved one.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Characters are shot, resulting in spurts of blood from their heads and bodies. A man cuts into the body of a dead man with a saw. A man's throat is cut, causing him to gasp for air and bleed out.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'hell'. There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
additional issues
Crime scene images show the body of a man lying in a pool of blood. References are made to characters dealing drugs. There is a brief scene of sex between two characters, and elsewhere there are mild sex references. A man is held hostage by malevolent foes and beaten for information. There are brief references to racism during a class discussion about modern day prejudices in the US.
strong language, violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is briefly seen torturing others for information using a blowtorch. During a gun fight, a man is shot in the throat, and blood spurts onto the wall behind him. Another man is later shot in the chest, with blood spurting on impact.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also reclaimed use of racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
A man snorts cocaine. One scene features characters measuring out amounts of cocaine to be packed into small bags for distribution.
additional issues
There are mild sex references. Moments of mild threat develop into violence. References are made to a woman who is said to have taken her own life.
strong language, violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
When a man is shot, blood is seen spurting out of the back of his head.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
Characters are seen snorting cocaine. References are made to drug dealing.
additional issues
A man is held with a gun pressed against his head, and information is demanded from him. There is a brief scene of sex, and infrequent moderate sex references. References are made to a woman's suicide. A character makes a sarcastic comment about a man using make up to assume a different racial identity from his own.
strong violence, language, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is seen torturing others for information, using a blowtorch which he holds against various parts of their bodies. Characters are shot, resulting in spurts of blood.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also use of reclaimed racial language (‘n***a’).
drugs
Characters are seen snorting cocaine. A woman opens a package containing cocaine, which she cuts with another drug.
nudity
In a scene set in a strip club, there is breast nudity.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references. There is infrequent use of discriminatory language (‘queer’) used in a derogatory manner. In the aftermath of violence, there is sight of blood on the bodies of deceased characters. There are undetailed references to a character’s suicide, which another character believes was in fact a murder.
very strong language, strong bloody violence, nudity
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Sequences contain strong violence, including when a woman’s hand is cut off with a machete, revealing brief sight of the woman’s resultant gory arm stump, and when a man is stabbed in the stomach, leaving blood all over the killer’s hand.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as milder terms (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’). There is also reclaimed use of racial language (‘n***a’).
nudity
There is breast nudity in a scene featuring a stripper.
additional issues
There are references to characters dealing drugs including cocaine, which is infrequently seen throughout the episode. There are sequences of moderate threat, including when a characters are held at gunpoint and threatened with violence. A man makes a comment about freedom depending on the colour of your skin.
Director(s)Gary McLeod
Production year2023
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes63m
CastMichael Rainey Jr., Shane Johnson, Gianni Paolo
Classified date16/03/2023
LanguageEnglish