Swarm - Season 1

Director(s)Stephen Glover, Adamma Ebo, Ibra Ake, Donald Glover
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes34m
CastDominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Nirine S. Brown

Swarm - Season 1

strong sex, violence, self-harm, language, suicide references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a US drama series; in this episode, a young woman hopes a trip to a pop concert can prevent her and her best friend from drifting apart.

violence
Scenes of violence include heavy blows to the head, with accompanying bloody images.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') throughout, as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'ass'. There is also use of racial language ('n***a').
sex
There is a scene of strong sex, and a post-coital scene in which a man's flaccid penis is visible. There are verbal sex references throughout.
drugs
There are scenes in which people smoke joints.
suicide and self-harm
A young woman is found unresponsive having seemingly taken her own life. Earlier scenes indicate she has attempted to do so previously.
suicide and self-harm
A young woman squeezes a piece of glass in her hand, causing heavy bleeding.
strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a US comedy drama series; in this episode, Carmen leaves a trail of destruction in her wake.

sex
There is a sequence of strong sex in which a man pays a woman to let him 'jerk off' to her breasts and masturbates his pixelated erect penis until he orgasms. A scene set at a sex party features strong nudity and includes a man with his head between a woman's legs implied to be performing cunnilingus as well as characters rubbing each other's genitals over clothing. There are frequent strong crude verbal sex references and scenes set in a strip club featuring strippers dancing without sight of breast nudity.
drugs
In a scene of sexualised drug taking, characters snort cocaine and are seen with bongs at a sex party.
nudity
A sex party features male full frontal nudity as well as female breast and buttock nudity. A man takes out his pixelated, but implied to be erect, penis in order to masturbate.
additional issues
In a scene of sexualised drug taking, characters snort cocaine and are seen with bongs at a sex party. Use of frequent strong language occurs ('f**k') accompanied by moderate ('bitch') and milder terms for example ('ass', 'shit' 'dick'). There is use of the racial term 'n***a'. There are scenes of strong violence including bloody beatings, shootings and chokings.
very strong language, strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a comedy drama series; in this episode, the obsession continues to grow leading to Dre breaking into a DJ's apartment in order to steal his pass and attend an after party.

violence
A woman breaks into man's house and repeatedly beats him with a hammer until he is lying dead in a pool of blood. She dances around as she mops up the blood from the floor. There are brief verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Use of very strong language occurs ('c**t') accompanied by strong ('f**k'), moderate ('bitch') and milder terms ('shit', 'hell'). There is also use of racial language ('n***a').
additional issues
There are undetailed references to racism. A man confesses he has a food addiction and a woman tempts him by bringing junk food into his house. A woman calls a man a paedophile.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a drama series; in this episode, Dre is invited to stay at a commune, where a group of women welcome her into their fold.

violence
Scenes of strong violence include a woman intentionally knocking a person down in a car then driving over them, repeatedly slamming a car door against another person's head, then beating a third person to death. Violence is accompanied by bloody images.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and milder terms including 'bitch', 'whore', 'shit' and 'ass'. There is use of discriminatory terms such as 'dyke'.
additional issues
There is breast nudity and drug references. A woman mentions that she was verbally abused as a child.
strong language
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a US comedy drama series; in this episode, Dre unexpectedly sees an old friend at the mall.

language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit', 'ass', 'God' and 'damn.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat and violence in which a man repeatedly shoots at a woman who has broken into his house. There is brief sight of a pornographic film case and magazine in a bedroom drawer. Other issues include emotional upset from bereavement.
strong language, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a US comedy drama series; in this episode, Detective Loretta Greene investigates the crimes of a prolific serial killer.

language
Strong language occurs (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as moderate bad language (‘bitch’) and milder terms including ‘piss’, 'shit', 'ass', ‘hell’, ‘God’ and 'damn'. There is also use of racial language (‘n***a’).
injury detail
There is close-up sight of blood splatter across objects at a crime scene. A police noticeboard includes photographs featuring pools of blood, weapons and a deep bloody gash across a dead person’s forehead.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Frequent verbal references to murder occur within a true crime context. This includes a reference to a person dying from blunt force trauma. There are infrequent references to bullying, including video recording footage of a crowd of schoolchildren laughing and jeering at a girl during a stage performance. Verbal references are made to young woman's suicide, however, these are undetailed. Infrequent moderate sex references occur. A passing and undetailed reference to child sex abuse also occurs.
strong language, domestic abuse, violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

SWARM is a US drama series; in this episode, an encounter with a charming stranger leads to a promising new relationship.

violence
A person strangles their partner to death, and in another scene a person is brutally stabbed. Although the violence in these scenes is disturbing, the visual detail is not graphic.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’ and ‘ass’.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Two people share a joint. As two women kiss, one places the other’s hands on her own clothed breasts. There is brief comic breast nudity when a drunk woman strips off her clothes while other people are trying to get her home.
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Classified date10/03/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
A person strangles their partner to death, and in another scene a person is brutally stabbed. Although the violence in these scenes is disturbing, the visual detail is not graphic.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’ and ‘ass’.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Two people share a joint. As two women kiss, one places the other’s hands on her own clothed breasts. There is brief comic breast nudity when a drunk woman strips off her clothes while other people are trying to get her home.
very strong language, strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
16/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
A woman breaks into man's house and repeatedly beats him with a hammer until he is lying dead in a pool of blood. She dances around as she mops up the blood from the floor. There are brief verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Use of very strong language occurs ('c**t') accompanied by strong ('f**k'), moderate ('bitch') and milder terms ('shit', 'hell'). There is also use of racial language ('n***a').
additional issues
There are undetailed references to racism. A man confesses he has a food addiction and a woman tempts him by bringing junk food into his house. A woman calls a man a paedophile.
strong language, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
language
Strong language occurs (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as moderate bad language (‘bitch’) and milder terms including ‘piss’, 'shit', 'ass', ‘hell’, ‘God’ and 'damn'. There is also use of racial language (‘n***a’).
injury detail
There is close-up sight of blood splatter across objects at a crime scene. A police noticeboard includes photographs featuring pools of blood, weapons and a deep bloody gash across a dead person’s forehead.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Frequent verbal references to murder occur within a true crime context. This includes a reference to a person dying from blunt force trauma. There are infrequent references to bullying, including video recording footage of a crowd of schoolchildren laughing and jeering at a girl during a stage performance. Verbal references are made to young woman's suicide, however, these are undetailed. Infrequent moderate sex references occur. A passing and undetailed reference to child sex abuse also occurs.
strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
sex
There is a sequence of strong sex in which a man pays a woman to let him 'jerk off' to her breasts and masturbates his pixelated erect penis until he orgasms. A scene set at a sex party features strong nudity and includes a man with his head between a woman's legs implied to be performing cunnilingus as well as characters rubbing each other's genitals over clothing. There are frequent strong crude verbal sex references and scenes set in a strip club featuring strippers dancing without sight of breast nudity.
drugs
In a scene of sexualised drug taking, characters snort cocaine and are seen with bongs at a sex party.
nudity
A sex party features male full frontal nudity as well as female breast and buttock nudity. A man takes out his pixelated, but implied to be erect, penis in order to masturbate.
additional issues
In a scene of sexualised drug taking, characters snort cocaine and are seen with bongs at a sex party. Use of frequent strong language occurs ('f**k') accompanied by moderate ('bitch') and milder terms for example ('ass', 'shit' 'dick'). There is use of the racial term 'n***a'. There are scenes of strong violence including bloody beatings, shootings and chokings.
strong language
Classified Date:
15/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit', 'ass', 'God' and 'damn.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat and violence in which a man repeatedly shoots at a woman who has broken into his house. There is brief sight of a pornographic film case and magazine in a bedroom drawer. Other issues include emotional upset from bereavement.
strong sex, violence, self-harm, language, suicide references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
Scenes of violence include heavy blows to the head, with accompanying bloody images.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') throughout, as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit' and 'ass'. There is also use of racial language ('n***a').
sex
There is a scene of strong sex, and a post-coital scene in which a man's flaccid penis is visible. There are verbal sex references throughout.
drugs
There are scenes in which people smoke joints.
suicide and self-harm
A young woman is found unresponsive having seemingly taken her own life. Earlier scenes indicate she has attempted to do so previously.
suicide and self-harm
A young woman squeezes a piece of glass in her hand, causing heavy bleeding.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
Scenes of strong violence include a woman intentionally knocking a person down in a car then driving over them, repeatedly slamming a car door against another person's head, then beating a third person to death. Violence is accompanied by bloody images.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and milder terms including 'bitch', 'whore', 'shit' and 'ass'. There is use of discriminatory terms such as 'dyke'.
additional issues
There is breast nudity and drug references. A woman mentions that she was verbally abused as a child.
strong language, domestic abuse, violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
A person strangles their partner to death, and in another scene a person is brutally stabbed. Although the violence in these scenes is disturbing, the visual detail is not graphic.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’ and ‘ass’.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Two people share a joint. As two women kiss, one places the other’s hands on her own clothed breasts. There is brief comic breast nudity when a drunk woman strips off her clothes while other people are trying to get her home.
Director(s)Stephen Glover, Adamma Ebo, Ibra Ake, Donald Glover
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes34m
CastDominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Nirine S. Brown
Classified date10/03/2023
LanguageEnglish