House Of The Dragon

Director(s)

Miguel Sapochnik
Production Year

2022
Genre(s)

Drama
Cast

Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans

TV Show

House Of The Dragon

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is a fantasy drama series; in this episode, King Viserys is in desperate want of an heir to the Iron Throne. …

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is a fantasy drama series; in this episode, King Viserys is in desperate want of an heir to the Iron Throne.

Director(s)

Miguel Sapochnik
Production Year

2022
Genre(s)

Drama
Cast

Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans

strong violence, gore

Classified Date:

28/09/2022

Use:

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violence

There are frequent moments of bloody violence, including scenes in which men's heads are caved or bashed in, sight of limbs being severed and a brief scene in which a man's testicles are removed. The violence is often gory and results in strong images of injury detail in the aftermath of violence. Other violence is also strong and bloody. There are scenes of jousting.

additional issues: A woman is forced to undergo a caesarean section while conscious; she does not consent to the procedure. The scene is bloody and distressing and culminates in the death of the mother and infant. Scenes of sex include a brief sequence of thrusty sex in which a man takes a woman from behind, and another in which a man drinks at a brothel, with sight of various couples having sex, including oral sex, in the background of the scene; full frontal female nudity briefly occurs. There is use of very strong language (c**t') and strong language ('f**k') as well other terms such as 'bitch'. It is implied a man encourages his teenage daughter to seduce an older man. Sexist remarks are made when men discuss the impossibility of having a female heir.

strong horror

Classified Date:

28/09/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There is strong horror and disturbing images in scenes on a beach in which hordes of small crabs swarm over captives whose hands are nailed to posts, and devour their flesh. It is implied that one prisoner's legs have been eaten away as he writhes in agony. There is also a scene of moderate threat from fantastical creatures.

additional issues: There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'whore' and 'bastard'. In a reflection of medieval customs, a king is encouraged to wed the twelve-year-old daughter of a nobleman, but chooses instead to marry a girl from his court who is fifreen.

strong bloody violence, very strong language

Classified Date:

28/09/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A battle scene features strong bloody violence when men are stabbed, hit in the head and have their throats slashed. In one scene, a man is tortured by crucifixion. A dragon breathes fire and engulfs men in flames. Animals are killed with sight of blood spray; no animal cruelty issues arise.

language

There is very strong language ('c**t') and uses of strong language ('f**k').

additional issues: A man attempts to organise and arranged marriage for his daughter without her consent; at one point, it is suggested she becomes engaged to her half-brother.

strong sex

Classified Date:

28/09/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A man and young woman walk through a brothel; as they walk through the property, naked people stand around and have sex with one another. The scene includes genital nudity. The man and young woman then begin to kiss passionately in a scene on incest.

additional issues: There is use of very strong language ('c**t'), strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('whore', 'bitch', 'cock', 'bastard', 'twat'). There is a scene of strong violence in which a character is stabbed with bloody detail.

very strong language, strong gory violence, sex references

Classified Date:

26/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is a scene of strong violence in which a person is beaten and punched repeatedly. This includes brief gory aftermath of their crushed skull.

language

There is use of very strong language ('c**t'), strong language ('f**k') and milder terms (such as 'whore').

sex

There are passing references to bestiality.

additional issues: Suicide references include a man preparing to stab himself with a knife before being interrupted. There is a scene of moderate threat in which a woman is crushed by her startled horse and approached by her estranged husband menacingly holding a rock.

very strong language, strong violence, injury detail, sex references

Classified Date:

05/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man's tongue is pulled out. A man is heavily beaten with bloody detail. People are set on fire by fantastical creatures which belch flame from their mouths.

language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms (for example, 'twat', 'shit', 'bastard').

sex

A young man masturbates in masked fashion in a scene in which his exposed buttocks are briefly visible.

injury detail

There are blackened and bloodstained corpses following a fire. There is also sight of cut and bloodstained men and women, as well as bloody images.

additional issues: There are scenes of threat, some of which feature fantastical creatures. There are also undetailed scenes of childbirth.

strong violence, injury detail, sex

Classified Date:

26/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Strong violence includes use of blades resulting in bloodshed. A man breaks another's neck. In one scene, a young man gets into a fight with a group of others and is subsequently slashed across the eye with a knife.

sex

There is a scene of strong sex. There are also verbal references to incestual betrothals.

injury detail

There are scenes containing strong injury detail, such as bloody knife wounds being stitched up with thread. There is brief close-up focus on a burned corpse. There is also bloodshed in the immediate aftermath of violent scenes. A couple engage in a bloodletting ritual in which they draw each other's blood and drink it.

additional issues: There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard'). There are scenes of mild threat involving a dragon.

strong injury detail, violence, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

26/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is brief strong bloody violence in which a swordsman cuts down a foe.

sexual violence and sexual threat

It is implied that a prince has raped a teenage serving girl off-screen. The prince brushes off the accusation, and the girl is told that she may be suspected of having 'enticed' him. It is implied that an abortion is administered.

injury detail

A man's head is cut in half, with internal injuries seen in close-up detail. Another man takes off a mask to reveal severe facial injuries.

additional issues: There is moderate bad language ('cock', 'whore'), as well as other terms such as 'shit' and 'bastard'. There are moderate sex references, and brief buttock nudity.

strong violence

Classified Date:

26/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man's head is slammed on a table, followed by blood in the aftermath. In one scene, there is an organised fight involving children, and there are heavy blows to the head. There are also brief swordfights and a fist fight; however, there is limited detail.

additional issues: Moderate sex references include brief sight of a man masturbating beneath his cloak; however, there is no strong detail. There are also scenes of moderate threat, including knife threat, and brief sight of a hanging corpse following off-screen execution.

very strong language, brief strong violence, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

28/10/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

One dragon tears another, and seemingly its young rider, to pieces. There is resulting bloody detail. There is a brief scene of domestic abuse in which a husband grabs his wife's throat.

language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), more regular strong language ('f**k'), and other terms such as 'whore' and 'cock'.

additional issues: There is a sequence in which a baby is bloodily stillborn, with associated pain and upsetting scenes. There is moderate threat.

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strong language, threat, sex

Classified Date:

27/08/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

An assassin sent to murder an infant prince clamps a hand over a baby's mouth before noisily killing the child off-screen. There is no visual detail of the child slaying. There are also brief scenes of threat, including one in which an assassin threatens his accomplice and briefly strangles the man before releasing him.

language

Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('whore', 'bitch', 'cock', 'shit', 'bastard').

sex

There is a scene of cunnilingus without graphic detail. There are also moderate verbal sex references, including to a person's anatomy.

additional issues: Upsetting scenes include one in which a character grieves over a dead body. However, there is limited detail.

very strong language, strong violence

Classified Date:

16/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man is bludgeoned across the head. A swordfight between two knights is prolonged and includes bloody punches, head butts and chokings. There is sight of blood during violence, but without sustained focus on injury detail. There are also verbal references to a child's murder and sight of the child's blood.

language

There is very strong language ('c**t') as well as use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'whore', 'bitch' and 'bastard'.

additional issues: Bereavement following the death of a child is a theme of the episode; the child's body is shown during a funeral procession. A woman slaps and shoves a man before kissing him passionately and, it's implied, the pair have sex. There are also references to sex work, including brief sight of nudity at a brothel. Bodies are shown hanging from a town square following execution, though this is not shown.

strong sex, nudity

Classified Date:

17/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There is a scene of fellatio. There are other brief moments of strong sex with breast and buttock nudity.

additional issues: Implied very strong language ('cunny') is accompanied by strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'whore', 'cock' and 'bastard'. Strong injury detail is seen on dead bodies in a battlefield. In a disturbing hallucination, a woman appears to be sewing the head back onto her dead child. A man sexually harrasses a woman in a bar. There are moments of moderate threat and references to violence.

strong violence

Classified Date:

17/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

People are decapitated, resulting in some bloody detail. Fire-breathing dragons engage in intense aerial battles, biting and clawing at each other.

additional issues: Infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'whore' and 'bastard'. There is a brief and undetailed reference to an orgy. After a battle, dead bodies lay on the floor with moderate burns to them. Moments of moderate threat occur.

very strong language, strong sex, injury detail

Classified Date:

17/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very strong language ('c**t') as well as strong language ('f**k').

sex

A brief sex scene features masked cunnilingus.

injury detail

A person's badly burned and wounded body is seen, with close up sight of a gory wound complete with broken bones.

additional issues: There are sexist attitudes, however these are contextualised as a product of the setting and are not condoned. People push roughly against soldiers blocking their path. There are moments of threat.

strong injury detail, violence, suicide

Classified Date:

17/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A swordsman severs another man's arm.

injury detail

A man who is engulfed in flames slits his own throat, resulting in bloody detail. In another scene, there is emphasis on a man's diseased skin being peeled off.

additional issues: The episode features moderate bad language ('whore'). Verbal references are made to child sex abuse. There is moderate threat when citizens of a city fight each other for food and fish at a member of royalty. In another scene a man is hunted by a dragon.

strong threat

Classified Date:

17/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Sustained scenes of threat occur as a dragon attacks a group of frightened people, setting many on fire and eating others.

additional issues: There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as occasional moderate injury detail, and moderate verbal references to sex work. A man is executed by beheading, although the decapitation itself occurs off screen.

very strong language

Classified Date:

16/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as strong language (‘f**k’) and milder terms such as ‘cock’.

additional issues: A person describes a grisly injury they have sustained, and people with bloody faces, and dead bodies, are seen. A man is threatened with a sword held to his neck. Two people conduct a mud wrestling match, exchanging blows and throwing each other to the ground. There are mild sex references. A person makes a disparaging remark about people from another region. An oblique reference is made to suicide.

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Classified Date:

18/10/2024

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