The Handmaid's Tale
strong violence, sexual violence, sex references, language
Director(s)Reed Morano
Production year2017
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes51m
CastElisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd
The Handmaid's Tale
sexual violence, strong language, violence
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 1
OFFRED
sexual violence, strong language
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 2
BIRTH DAY
very strong language, strong violence
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 3
LATE
strong violence, sexual violence, sex references, language
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 4
NOLITE TE BASTARDES CARBORUNDORUM
sexual violence, strong sex, violence
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 5
FAITHFUL
strong violence, sexual violence, sex, language
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 6
A WOMAN'S PLACE
strong language, violence
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 7
THE OTHER SIDE
strong language, sex, nudity
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 8
JEZEBELS
sexual violence, strong language, nudity, suicide references
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 9
THE BRIDGE
very strong language, strong bloody violence, surgical gore
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 10
NIGHT
strong threat, violence, injury detail, sex, language, sexual violence
Classified Date:
29/10/2018
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Season 2
Episodes 1-13
Additional material
strong violence, sexual violence, language, gory images, sex references
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15/10/2019
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Season 3
Episodes 1-13
child sex abuse references, strong violence, language
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US dystopian thriller series; in this episode, June and the fugitive Handmaids find refuge at a farm.
violence
A man is kicked and beaten by a group of woman and then shown in a bloodied state hanging by his wrists. In the opening flash back sequence, there is brief sight of a man slapping a woman within a domestic setting.
language
The epiosde features strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sex abuse when a fourteen year old girl recalls being repeatedly raped by several men.
additional issues
There are bloody images and medical gore after a woman is shot. A child is shown smoking a cigarette. There's also some moderate threat when a teenager force-feeds a woman by covering up her mouth. There's is also a fleeting and undetailed scene of sex.
strong violence, language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US drama series; in this episode June returns to the brothel, and Moira helps a young boy recently extracted from Gilliard settle into his new life.
violence
A man is shot in the head with bloody impact detail. A woman refers to her husband having been abusive. Women poison men. There is a brief flashback scene to a man being strung up.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as the term 'bitch'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Women are sex trafficked and forced into sex slavery. A girl implies that she was raped by multiple men.
additional issues
There are scenes of gun threat.
strong violence
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, June's capture brings about a tense reunion with Aunt Lydia.
violence
There are scenes of torture including waterboarding. Other violence includes shooting and punches, and women being pushed off the roof of a building. Women are also run over by a train during a pursuit.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). There are undetailed verbal references to sexual violence.
strong language, sexually abusive behaviour, abortion references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, June and Janie make their escape.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'douchebag', 'crap').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which a man attempts to coerce women into performing sexual favours for him.
theme
There are graphic descriptions of abortion.
additional issues
There is moderate violence and threat.
strong language
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18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, June and Janine try to find their way with the resistance.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**king', 'f**k') and milder terms ('shit').
additional issues
There is a clothed sex scene with thrusting detail, and one character later worries that the woman is being 'taken advantage of'. There is moderate threat.
strong language
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US dystopian drama series; in this episode Moira tries to persuade June to escape to Canada.
language
There is strong language ('f**k').
additional issues
There is also moderate threat when a group of armed men break into a room containing fleeing women. There is brief sight of a badly burned human corpse.
sexual violence, strong language
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, June arrives on Canadian soil.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit')
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed flackbacks which depict a woman being held down and raped. There is a scene in which a woman thrusts on top of a man, despite his protests.
additional issues
There is moderate violence and threat.
strong violence, sexual violence references, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US drama series; in this episode June gives her testimony at the hearing, a person from Emily's past tries to make amends and the Waterford's display a united front for the public.
violence
A woman is strung up by the neck; characters are shocked with cattle prods. There is a a scene in which victims of abuse fantasise about hurting their attackers. There are also references to domestic abuse.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexual violence and the false imprisonment of a woman who was repeatedly beaten, raped and forced to bear a child. There are also references to a sex worker being forced to have sex with a woman whilst a man watches and masturbates. There are references to the genital mutilation
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide in which a woman is found hanging from a tree.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘‘bullshit’ ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘God’). There is also a scene of moderate sex.
strong language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a science fiction drama series; in this episode, June and Luke work together to save Hannah.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'piss', 'crap'. 'shit', 'ass' and 'God'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman speaks about a couple being complicit in her beating, imprisonment and rape; a flashback shows her being struck down and her arm being pinned to a bed, but there is no further detail of the sexual assault. Later, the woman refers to the man involved as a "f**king rapist".
additional issues
There is moderate threat.
sexual violence, very strong language, strong violence
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, Waterford's plan to visit Geneva is thwarted.
violence
A gang of women beat a man to death and, it is implied, lynch him.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms such as 'prick' and 'God'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are brief flashbacks to scenes of sexual violence in which one woman holds another down while a man rapes her.
additional issues
There are moderate bloody images. Threat is also moderate. A severed finger is seen in close-up detail.
strong violence, injury detail, language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US dystopian drama series; in this episode, June has a crisis of conscience after she helped to lead Fred to his death.
violence
There are scenes of strong violence and threat, such as bloody shootings and a man being pursued through woodland before being beaten down and attacked by numerous women.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard' and 'Jesus').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is brief visual reference to a woman being restrained by another while a man rapes her.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail, such as a man's mutilated body in a morgue, as well as various scenes featuring bloodshed in the aftermath of violence. Other scenes include cuts and bruises on characters' faces and a man's hand after his finger has been severed.
additional issues
There are also scenes of emotional upset in which characters are bereaved.
brief sexual violence, sexual threat, strong bloody images, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, Janine prepares Esther for her first posting as a handmaid.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of the very mild term 'Jesus'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a man forces an underage teenage girl to eat a chocolate from his hand, as well as a flashback scene to a woman being raped, which is brief and visually discreet.
injury detail
When a teenager poisons herself and another woman, there is some emphasis on injury detail when they both vomit blood. There is also a brief bloody image of a dead body.
child sex abuse references, strong language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US drama series; in this episode Moira and June are taken to a rebel outpost, Aunt Lydia questions her treatment of the handmaids, and a pregnant Serena returns to Gilead after Fred's death.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
An underage girl is enslaved and forced to live with an adult male who, it's implied, plans to rape and impregnate her.
additional issues
A woman coughs up blood.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, June feels unable to suppress her trauma related rage.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'slut', 'whore', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'damn'.
sex
A prolonged scene of sex includes thrusting and moaning detail.
additional issues
In a scene of moderate violence a man punches a woman during a protest and another woman threatens the man with a gun. In another scene a woman becomes threatening towards a mother and child in a playground and the mother briefly grabs her by the throat.
strong injury detail, disturbing images, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, June and Luke take on a dangerous risk.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bullshit', 'asshole' and 'Jesus'.
injury detail
There is some focus on a man's bloody severed limb after he walks on to a land mine.
disturbing images
A rotting corpse is shown hanging from a tree with a sign around his neck that reads 'rapist'.
additional issues
There is moderate threat when a man and woman are chased on foot by authorities intent on capturing them.
strong violence, child sex abuse references, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US drama series; in this episode Serena questions her future in Gilead, June and Luke are captured by soldiers, and Aunt Lydia seeks justice for Esther.
violence
A man is shot in the head with bloody impact detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'asshole', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to a young girl being raped and falling pregnant; in some scenes, her attacker is shown gloating about the assault.
injury detail
There is sight of a severed leg in the aftermath of an explosion, as well sight of a dead body strung up on a wall.
additional issues
Threat occurs when characters are captured by armed men, and also when a woman worries her baby will be taken from her.
strong language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a science fiction drama series; in this episode, two women find themselves in a desperate situation when one of them gives birth.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'Jesus Christ').
additional issues
A teenage girl dies off-screen during childbirth; the scene includes some brief bloody images. A man is shot, and another is punched in the face. There are also scenes of moderate threat and emotional upset.
strong language, brief strong violence
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, June receives a tempting offer.
violence
There is emphasis on bloody detail when a man is shot during the episode recap.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'crap', 'asshole' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to child sex abuse and sexual violence.
strong language, violence, threat
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US drama series; in this episode Serena plots her escape, Hannah's rescue becomes more complicated and Joseph offers Naomi something mutually beneficial.
violence
There are bloody shootings.
threat and horror
Shots fired at a vigil scare participants and protestors, some of which are children.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k').
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to a woman killing herself.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a US dystopian drama series; in this episode, June tries desperately keep her family safe as the threat from Gilead intensifies.
violence
A character is attacked repeatedly by someone in a car, resulting in an arm break. Other violence consists of crunchy punches and scenes of threat in which characters are punched, restrained and shot at.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch' and 'shit').
strong language
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode Moira joins the resistance and Serena and June's train journey is not all that they expected.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms ('whore', 'cock', 'bitch', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell').
additional issues
There is a sustained scene in which a woman is cornered, verbally threatened and punched. A woman's arm is run over with an audible crunch and we later see the stitched wound, which is infected. There are undetailed references to rape. A woman repeatedly punches a man. There are verbal references to someone's finger being cut off.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, June and Serena come to decisions about whether to stay at the new sanctuaries they have found.
language
Strong language (‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘pussy’, ‘shit’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
There are infrequent moderate sex references, a brief moment of mild violence and references to murders and people in danger. Upsetting scenes are centred on family discord.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a drama series; in this episode June reunites with loved ones and Commander Lawrence reveals his plans for New Bethlehem.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') accompanied by milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'God', 'Jesus', 'hell' and 'damn').
sex
There is a brief scene in a brothel in which a woman is seen holding handcuffs. There are undetailed references to sex work.
additional issues
There is a fleeting shot of a woman snorting cocaine at a bar. Scenes of threat include gun threat. It is implied that a man has shot two people dead. There are references to a leader 'murdering and mutilating' his own people. There is a brief, undetailed reference to sexism. Characters are seen smoking cigarettes.
very strong language, sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
03/07/2025
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE is a US dystopian sci-fi drama series; in this episode, June’s reservations about the rebellion’s plans put her in conflict with Moira and Luke.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’), as well as more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘shit’ and ‘bastard’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman forced to work at a brothel is spoken to in a degrading and humiliating manner by a client, and made to meow like a cat. She is then sent to a bedroom to ‘do her duty’ with another man who has previously abused her. However, it quickly transpires that his intentions towards her are not sexual.
sexual violence, strong language, violence, sex references, brief nudity
Classified Date:
03/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a dystopian drama series; in this episode, June and Moira embark on a mission to rescue Janine.
violence
A person is strangled to death. Following a scene of violence, a corpse is thrown into a furnace. A person is punched in the face, rendering them unconscious.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
Scenes takes place inside a brothel where sex workers are seen mingling with clients. There is a strong visual reference to BDSM.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is the attempted rape of a woman, as well as repeated verbal references to rape. A woman is forced to kneel down and clean the crotch area of a man's trousers. Men make verbal sexual threats towards women.
nudity
There is breast and buttock nudity in the dressing room of a brothel.
additional issues
There are references to sexism and the treatment of women as property. Characters are threatened by guns and violence throughout. There are mild upsetting scenes featuring an ill person in hospital and women discussing their past abuse.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a dystopian drama series; in this episode, June and Moira attempt to get out of Gilead with Nick's help.
violence
There is a flashback to someone being strangled to death. A person is slapped across the face. There are verbal references to violence and murder.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'ass', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is a brief flashback to a woman being pinned down during an attempted rape, before the perpetrator is attacked. There are undetailed references to sex, brothels, and adultery. A couple kiss passionately and there is a scene of post-coital intimacy. There are occasional references to sexism.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a dystopian drama series; in this episode, June is shocked after discovering a major betrayal and Serena starts planning her wedding.
violence
A group of people are killed by gunfire, with emphasis on their distress; this results in bloody detail and the sight of corpses. A person is slapped across the face. There are verbal and visual references to violence and murder throughout.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker, 'f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
injury detail
There is a close-up of dead bodies after an execution, alongside sight of blood running down a drain. A person is briefly seen with bruises on their face after implied violence.
additional issues
There are passing references to sex work and adultery. People are threatened with guns. There are references to sexism and oppression throughout.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID’S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, the wedding of Serena and Gabriel provides the setting for June and Moira to put their daring plan into action.
violence
A person is stabbed in the eye, resulting in subsequent bloody injury detail. Milder scenes of violence feature undetailed shootings, and there are also verbal references to women being subjected to sexual violence, beatings and mutilation.
language
Strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
additional issues
There is moderate knife and gun threat. Women subjugated in an overbearing patriarchal society are referred to as ‘vessels’ for procreation and dehumanised by male figures of authority who justify their attitudes in the name of religious faith.
strong violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID'S TALE is a dystopian drama series; in this episode, June and the handmaids enact their plan to take revenge on the commanders and their wives.
violence
A person is stabbed in the eye, resulting in a close-up of the bloody aftermath. People are hanged using nooses during an execution. People are shot, stabbed and beaten, leading to blood spurts. People are killed by a planted explosive.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'bastard', 'shit' and 'bullshit'. There are undetailed verbal references to rape. People are threatened with guns and knives. Characters are seen with bruises on their faces.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
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VOD/Streaming
THE HANDMAID’S TALE is a drama series; in this episode, as Gilead’s power and influence ebb away, June reflects on all that has happened and what is yet to be done.
violence
Strong violence features shootings and stabbings accompanied by bloodshed, and the aftermath of executions by hanging.
language
Strong language (‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘Jesus’.
additional issues
There is a passing reference to sexual violence. In a scene of mild threat, a woman panics when she thinks her young child has gone missing, but there is a reassuring outcome.
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
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Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
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Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
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Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Version:
N/A
Use:
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Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
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Additional material
Hope in Gilead
Script to Screen: The Salvaging
Classified Date:
08/01/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material, Hope in Gilead
Classified date16/01/2018
LanguageEnglish
strong violence, sexual violence, sex, language
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16/01/2018
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Season 1
Episode 6
A WOMAN'S PLACE
sexual violence, strong sex, violence
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16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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Season 1
Episode 5
FAITHFUL
very strong language, strong violence
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 3
LATE
sexual violence, strong language, violence
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 1
OFFRED
sexual violence, strong language
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 2
BIRTH DAY
strong violence, sexual violence, sex references, language
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 4
NOLITE TE BASTARDES CARBORUNDORUM
very strong language, strong bloody violence, surgical gore
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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Season 1
Episode 10
NIGHT
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 7
THE OTHER SIDE
sexual violence, strong language, nudity, suicide references
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 9
THE BRIDGE
strong language, sex, nudity
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1
Episode 8
JEZEBELS
strong threat, violence, injury detail, sex, language, sexual violence
Classified Date:
29/10/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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Season 2
Episodes 1-13
Additional material
strong violence, sexual violence, language, gory images, sex references
Classified Date:
15/10/2019
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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Season 3
Episodes 1-13
strong language
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k').
additional issues
There is also moderate threat when a group of armed men break into a room containing fleeing women. There is brief sight of a badly burned human corpse.
sexual violence, very strong language, strong violence
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A gang of women beat a man to death and, it is implied, lynch him.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms such as 'prick' and 'God'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are brief flashbacks to scenes of sexual violence in which one woman holds another down while a man rapes her.
additional issues
There are moderate bloody images. Threat is also moderate. A severed finger is seen in close-up detail.
strong language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'piss', 'crap'. 'shit', 'ass' and 'God'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman speaks about a couple being complicit in her beating, imprisonment and rape; a flashback shows her being struck down and her arm being pinned to a bed, but there is no further detail of the sexual assault. Later, the woman refers to the man involved as a "f**king rapist".
additional issues
There is moderate threat.
strong violence, sexual violence references, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is strung up by the neck; characters are shocked with cattle prods. There is a a scene in which victims of abuse fantasise about hurting their attackers. There are also references to domestic abuse.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexual violence and the false imprisonment of a woman who was repeatedly beaten, raped and forced to bear a child. There are also references to a sex worker being forced to have sex with a woman whilst a man watches and masturbates. There are references to the genital mutilation
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide in which a woman is found hanging from a tree.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms (‘bitch’, ‘‘bullshit’ ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘God’). There is also a scene of moderate sex.
sexual violence, strong language
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit')
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed flackbacks which depict a woman being held down and raped. There is a scene in which a woman thrusts on top of a man, despite his protests.
additional issues
There is moderate violence and threat.
strong language
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('motherf**king', 'f**k') and milder terms ('shit').
additional issues
There is a clothed sex scene with thrusting detail, and one character later worries that the woman is being 'taken advantage of'. There is moderate threat.
strong language, sexually abusive behaviour, abortion references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'douchebag', 'crap').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which a man attempts to coerce women into performing sexual favours for him.
theme
There are graphic descriptions of abortion.
additional issues
There is moderate violence and threat.
strong violence
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of torture including waterboarding. Other violence includes shooting and punches, and women being pushed off the roof of a building. Women are also run over by a train during a pursuit.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). There are undetailed verbal references to sexual violence.
strong violence, language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the head with bloody impact detail. A woman refers to her husband having been abusive. Women poison men. There is a brief flashback scene to a man being strung up.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as the term 'bitch'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Women are sex trafficked and forced into sex slavery. A girl implies that she was raped by multiple men.
additional issues
There are scenes of gun threat.
child sex abuse references, strong violence, language
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is kicked and beaten by a group of woman and then shown in a bloodied state hanging by his wrists. In the opening flash back sequence, there is brief sight of a man slapping a woman within a domestic setting.
language
The epiosde features strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sex abuse when a fourteen year old girl recalls being repeatedly raped by several men.
additional issues
There are bloody images and medical gore after a woman is shot. A child is shown smoking a cigarette. There's also some moderate threat when a teenager force-feeds a woman by covering up her mouth. There's is also a fleeting and undetailed scene of sex.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is attacked repeatedly by someone in a car, resulting in an arm break. Other violence consists of crunchy punches and scenes of threat in which characters are punched, restrained and shot at.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch' and 'shit').
strong language, violence, threat
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are bloody shootings.
threat and horror
Shots fired at a vigil scare participants and protestors, some of which are children.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k').
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to a woman killing herself.
strong language, brief strong violence
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is emphasis on bloody detail when a man is shot during the episode recap.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'crap', 'asshole' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to child sex abuse and sexual violence.
strong language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'Jesus Christ').
additional issues
A teenage girl dies off-screen during childbirth; the scene includes some brief bloody images. A man is shot, and another is punched in the face. There are also scenes of moderate threat and emotional upset.
strong violence, child sex abuse references, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the head with bloody impact detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'asshole', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to a young girl being raped and falling pregnant; in some scenes, her attacker is shown gloating about the assault.
injury detail
There is sight of a severed leg in the aftermath of an explosion, as well sight of a dead body strung up on a wall.
additional issues
Threat occurs when characters are captured by armed men, and also when a woman worries her baby will be taken from her.
strong injury detail, disturbing images, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bullshit', 'asshole' and 'Jesus'.
injury detail
There is some focus on a man's bloody severed limb after he walks on to a land mine.
disturbing images
A rotting corpse is shown hanging from a tree with a sign around his neck that reads 'rapist'.
additional issues
There is moderate threat when a man and woman are chased on foot by authorities intent on capturing them.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'slut', 'whore', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'damn'.
sex
A prolonged scene of sex includes thrusting and moaning detail.
additional issues
In a scene of moderate violence a man punches a woman during a protest and another woman threatens the man with a gun. In another scene a woman becomes threatening towards a mother and child in a playground and the mother briefly grabs her by the throat.
child sex abuse references, strong language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
An underage girl is enslaved and forced to live with an adult male who, it's implied, plans to rape and impregnate her.
additional issues
A woman coughs up blood.
brief sexual violence, sexual threat, strong bloody images, language
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of the very mild term 'Jesus'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a man forces an underage teenage girl to eat a chocolate from his hand, as well as a flashback scene to a woman being raped, which is brief and visually discreet.
injury detail
When a teenager poisons herself and another woman, there is some emphasis on injury detail when they both vomit blood. There is also a brief bloody image of a dead body.
strong violence, injury detail, language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong violence and threat, such as bloody shootings and a man being pursued through woodland before being beaten down and attacked by numerous women.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard' and 'Jesus').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is brief visual reference to a woman being restrained by another while a man rapes her.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail, such as a man's mutilated body in a morgue, as well as various scenes featuring bloodshed in the aftermath of violence. Other scenes include cuts and bruises on characters' faces and a man's hand after his finger has been severed.
additional issues
There are also scenes of emotional upset in which characters are bereaved.
strong language
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms ('whore', 'cock', 'bitch', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell').
additional issues
There is a sustained scene in which a woman is cornered, verbally threatened and punched. A woman's arm is run over with an audible crunch and we later see the stitched wound, which is infected. There are undetailed references to rape. A woman repeatedly punches a man. There are verbal references to someone's finger being cut off.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k') accompanied by milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'God', 'Jesus', 'hell' and 'damn').
sex
There is a brief scene in a brothel in which a woman is seen holding handcuffs. There are undetailed references to sex work.
additional issues
There is a fleeting shot of a woman snorting cocaine at a bar. Scenes of threat include gun threat. It is implied that a man has shot two people dead. There are references to a leader 'murdering and mutilating' his own people. There is a brief, undetailed reference to sexism. Characters are seen smoking cigarettes.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
07/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Strong violence features shootings and stabbings accompanied by bloodshed, and the aftermath of executions by hanging.
language
Strong language (‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘Jesus’.
additional issues
There is a passing reference to sexual violence. In a scene of mild threat, a woman panics when she thinks her young child has gone missing, but there is a reassuring outcome.
very strong language, sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
03/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’), as well as more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘shit’ and ‘bastard’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman forced to work at a brothel is spoken to in a degrading and humiliating manner by a client, and made to meow like a cat. She is then sent to a bedroom to ‘do her duty’ with another man who has previously abused her. However, it quickly transpires that his intentions towards her are not sexual.
sexual violence, strong language, violence, sex references, brief nudity
Classified Date:
03/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is strangled to death. Following a scene of violence, a corpse is thrown into a furnace. A person is punched in the face, rendering them unconscious.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
Scenes takes place inside a brothel where sex workers are seen mingling with clients. There is a strong visual reference to BDSM.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is the attempted rape of a woman, as well as repeated verbal references to rape. A woman is forced to kneel down and clean the crotch area of a man's trousers. Men make verbal sexual threats towards women.
nudity
There is breast and buttock nudity in the dressing room of a brothel.
additional issues
There are references to sexism and the treatment of women as property. Characters are threatened by guns and violence throughout. There are mild upsetting scenes featuring an ill person in hospital and women discussing their past abuse.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is stabbed in the eye, resulting in subsequent bloody injury detail. Milder scenes of violence feature undetailed shootings, and there are also verbal references to women being subjected to sexual violence, beatings and mutilation.
language
Strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
additional issues
There is moderate knife and gun threat. Women subjugated in an overbearing patriarchal society are referred to as ‘vessels’ for procreation and dehumanised by male figures of authority who justify their attitudes in the name of religious faith.
strong violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is stabbed in the eye, resulting in a close-up of the bloody aftermath. People are hanged using nooses during an execution. People are shot, stabbed and beaten, leading to blood spurts. People are killed by a planted explosive.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'bastard', 'shit' and 'bullshit'. There are undetailed verbal references to rape. People are threatened with guns and knives. Characters are seen with bruises on their faces.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A group of people are killed by gunfire, with emphasis on their distress; this results in bloody detail and the sight of corpses. A person is slapped across the face. There are verbal and visual references to violence and murder throughout.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker, 'f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
injury detail
There is a close-up of dead bodies after an execution, alongside sight of blood running down a drain. A person is briefly seen with bruises on their face after implied violence.
additional issues
There are passing references to sex work and adultery. People are threatened with guns. There are references to sexism and oppression throughout.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a flashback to someone being strangled to death. A person is slapped across the face. There are verbal references to violence and murder.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'ass', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is a brief flashback to a woman being pinned down during an attempted rape, before the perpetrator is attacked. There are undetailed references to sex, brothels, and adultery. A couple kiss passionately and there is a scene of post-coital intimacy. There are occasional references to sexism.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/07/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language (‘f**k’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘pussy’, ‘shit’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
There are infrequent moderate sex references, a brief moment of mild violence and references to murders and people in danger. Upsetting scenes are centred on family discord.
Director(s)Reed Morano
Production year2017
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes51m
CastElisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
18/02/2022
Version:
N/A
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
16/01/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Hope in Gilead
Script to Screen: The Salvaging
Classified Date:
08/01/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material, Hope in Gilead
Classified date16/01/2018
LanguageEnglish
