The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director(s)Amanda Row
Production year2025
Genre(s)Action, Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes46m
The Spiderwick Chronicles
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES is a fantasy adventure drama series; in this episode, Jared tries to warn Simon about their ne ...
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES is a fantasy adventure drama series; in this episode, Jared tries to warn Simon about their new home.
moderate horror, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A monstrous supernatural being transforms into a human and devours an animal off-screen. A giant troll snatches a person. Other moments include jump scares.
injury detail
A fantastical character bites into a dragon egg, causing blood to drip down their chin.
additional issues
Bad language includes 'crap', 'screw' and 'hell'. An unlikable character tells a Black woman that she will appreciate "the ethnic vibe" of a different neighbourhood. References are made to mental health, including a scene in which teenagers briefly discuss their mental health diagnoses at a psychiatric facility. A passing comic reference is made to illegal drug misuse. There is also a comic and discreet verbal allusion to masturbation.
moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is stabbed with a sharp object, but remains unharmed.
threat and horror
Two teens are briefly threatened with a knife, people shape shift and a woman is dragged through the woods by a villain. In other scenes, a malevolent hand reaches towards a person's shoulder, a young girl is stopped from drinking poison, and people are scared by winged creatures.
injury detail
Mice are found frozen in an ice tray, next to an ominous message written in blood.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('crap', 'turd') is accompanied by milder terms ('jerk', 'hell').
moderate fantasy violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man holds a girl's face near to an item which fantastically burns her skin.
threat and horror
There is brief bladed weapon threat, when a person stabs close where another is hiding with a fencing sword.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the face of a person who is seeking medical treatment.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'crap') as well as milder terms including 'jerk', 'God' and 'screw'. People grieve for a loved one at a funeral. There is brief very mild rude humour.
moderate bad language, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('crap', 'douche', 'God', 'damn', 'butt').
injury detail
A man's body heats up, his skin blackens and briefly burns. There is also brief sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are brief blows to the head; however, there is limited detail. Disturbing scenes include references to people who gorged themselves to death, as well as brief sight of dead mice. There are also very mild sex references.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Infrequent moderate violence, including punches and a crunchy blow with a hot pan, results in minor injury detail. A scene contains a brief and discreet reference to domestic abuse.
additional issues
There are mild scenes of fantastical threat, as well as an upsetting scene in which a child is rejected by a parent. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘damn’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
moderate violence, language
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man knocks another to the ground with a crunchy blow to the face during a recap of a previous episode. Milder violence includes brief scuffles.
language
Moderate bad language ('prick') is accompanied by milder terms ('crap', 'piss', 'God', 'damn').
additional issues
Scenes of mild fantasy threat involve brief chase scenes, fantastical monsters and use of magic. A man pulls off his fingernail, resulting in brief mild injury detail. A teen is admitted to a psychiatric facility. There are also very mild scenes of kissing.
moderate threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is a scene of moderate threat, including ‘jump scare’ moments.
injury detail
A scene contains a close-up image of severed fingers, without visible blood.
additional issues
There are mild scenes of violence. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘screw you’ and ‘hell’. Condemnatory references to racism include brief footage of a real Ku Klux Klan march and of white police officers carrying a Black protester. A person is detained at a psychiatric facility against his will by someone masquerading as a psychiatrist; references to mental health include a young person admitting to wanting to ‘hurt’ himself. An upsetting scene shows a teenager being rejected by his loved ones; however, this is later revealed to have been a trick.
moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People are grazed by bladed weapons during a fantastical sword fight, resulting in brief and stylised blood spurts.
threat and horror
Townsfolk are magically placed under the control of a villainous fantastical character.
injury detail
The episode recap features close-up, yet bloodless, sight of severed fingers.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell') occurs.
Classified date02/04/2025
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
A monstrous supernatural being transforms into a human and devours an animal off-screen. A giant troll snatches a person. Other moments include jump scares.
injury detail
A fantastical character bites into a dragon egg, causing blood to drip down their chin.
additional issues
Bad language includes 'crap', 'screw' and 'hell'. An unlikable character tells a Black woman that she will appreciate "the ethnic vibe" of a different neighbourhood. References are made to mental health, including a scene in which teenagers briefly discuss their mental health diagnoses at a psychiatric facility. A passing comic reference is made to illegal drug misuse. There is also a comic and discreet verbal allusion to masturbation.
moderate fantasy violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man holds a girl's face near to an item which fantastically burns her skin.
threat and horror
There is brief bladed weapon threat, when a person stabs close where another is hiding with a fencing sword.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the face of a person who is seeking medical treatment.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'crap') as well as milder terms including 'jerk', 'God' and 'screw'. People grieve for a loved one at a funeral. There is brief very mild rude humour.
moderate bad language, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('crap', 'douche', 'God', 'damn', 'butt').
injury detail
A man's body heats up, his skin blackens and briefly burns. There is also brief sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are brief blows to the head; however, there is limited detail. Disturbing scenes include references to people who gorged themselves to death, as well as brief sight of dead mice. There are also very mild sex references.
moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is stabbed with a sharp object, but remains unharmed.
threat and horror
Two teens are briefly threatened with a knife, people shape shift and a woman is dragged through the woods by a villain. In other scenes, a malevolent hand reaches towards a person's shoulder, a young girl is stopped from drinking poison, and people are scared by winged creatures.
injury detail
Mice are found frozen in an ice tray, next to an ominous message written in blood.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('crap', 'turd') is accompanied by milder terms ('jerk', 'hell').
moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People are grazed by bladed weapons during a fantastical sword fight, resulting in brief and stylised blood spurts.
threat and horror
Townsfolk are magically placed under the control of a villainous fantastical character.
injury detail
The episode recap features close-up, yet bloodless, sight of severed fingers.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell') occurs.
moderate threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is a scene of moderate threat, including ‘jump scare’ moments.
injury detail
A scene contains a close-up image of severed fingers, without visible blood.
additional issues
There are mild scenes of violence. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘screw you’ and ‘hell’. Condemnatory references to racism include brief footage of a real Ku Klux Klan march and of white police officers carrying a Black protester. A person is detained at a psychiatric facility against his will by someone masquerading as a psychiatrist; references to mental health include a young person admitting to wanting to ‘hurt’ himself. An upsetting scene shows a teenager being rejected by his loved ones; however, this is later revealed to have been a trick.
moderate violence, language
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man knocks another to the ground with a crunchy blow to the face during a recap of a previous episode. Milder violence includes brief scuffles.
language
Moderate bad language ('prick') is accompanied by milder terms ('crap', 'piss', 'God', 'damn').
additional issues
Scenes of mild fantasy threat involve brief chase scenes, fantastical monsters and use of magic. A man pulls off his fingernail, resulting in brief mild injury detail. A teen is admitted to a psychiatric facility. There are also very mild scenes of kissing.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Infrequent moderate violence, including punches and a crunchy blow with a hot pan, results in minor injury detail. A scene contains a brief and discreet reference to domestic abuse.
additional issues
There are mild scenes of fantastical threat, as well as an upsetting scene in which a child is rejected by a parent. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘damn’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
moderate horror, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
02/04/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A monstrous supernatural being transforms into a human and devours an animal off-screen. A giant troll snatches a person. Other moments include jump scares.
injury detail
A fantastical character bites into a dragon egg, causing blood to drip down their chin.
additional issues
Bad language includes 'crap', 'screw' and 'hell'. An unlikable character tells a Black woman that she will appreciate "the ethnic vibe" of a different neighbourhood. References are made to mental health, including a scene in which teenagers briefly discuss their mental health diagnoses at a psychiatric facility. A passing comic reference is made to illegal drug misuse. There is also a comic and discreet verbal allusion to masturbation.
Director(s)Amanda Row
Production year2025
Genre(s)Action, Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes46m
Classified date02/04/2025
LanguageEnglish
