• Director(s)

    Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    23/11/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Mysteries, Comedies, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Moosa Mostafa, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, Percy Hynes White, Naomi J. Ogawa, Jamie McShane, Riki Lindhome, Luis Guzman, Georgie Farmer , Joy Sunday

TV Show

Wednesday

language, threat, violence

  • Director(s)

    Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    23/11/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Mysteries, Comedies, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Moosa Mostafa, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, Percy Hynes White, Naomi J. Ogawa, Jamie McShane, Riki Lindhome, Luis Guzman, Georgie Farmer , Joy Sunday

These ratings reflect the overall classification of the season, and not classifications for individual episodes.
moderate violence, injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A monster attack results in images of blood spurts and bloody lacerations. A short fight scene features crunchy but undetailed blows. In another scene a girl drops piranhas into a swimming pool to attack a group of bullies, resulting in brief sight of the water turning red with blood. There are also mild sequences of bullying, such as one in which children on bikes run over another child’s pet scorpion, without visual detail.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate fantasy threat and horror, including ones in which people are stalked and attacked by a monstrous creature.
injury detail
Moderate injury detail includes brief images of a dismembered corpse at a crime scene following a supernatural attack, as well as sight of a dead body with a visibly broken neck in the aftermath of a car crash.
additional issues
There are brief verbal references to ‘stoner’ students. Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘goddamn’ and ‘hell’.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate bad language, violence
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are infrequent scenes of moderate fantasy violence, such as a person using telekinesis to fling another person against a wall.
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘screwed up’, ‘jerk’, ‘butt’ and ‘damn’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Mild innuendo includes a comic reference to someone accidentally walking in on ‘two vampires fanging’. There are also mild scenes of fantasy threat, and a passing verbal reference to drug misuse.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate violence, threat, implied strong language
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moments of moderate violence occur, such as a girl attacking a bully and a character being thrown against a wall by someone using telekinesis.
threat and horror
There are sequences of moderate threat, such as a historical scene in which a girl is tried for witchcraft and pushed around by townsfolk. Audio is heard of a monster attacking an unseen person who is screaming for their life.
language
Infrequent implied use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bugger', 'ass', 'crap' and 'hell'.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A scene includes bullying behaviour from three school boys towards a younger pupil. The younger pupil comically vomits all over the bullies. A teenager has scratches on his neck after an unseen incident. There is a brief drug reference and occasional mild sex references.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate threat, violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A young character is bloodily attacked by a monster; however, much of the detail is offscreen. References are made to murder.
threat and horror
There are sequences of moderate threat and horror, such as a terrified boy being chased through a dark forest by a vicious monster. A red liquid rains down on school students at a dance causing them to flee in panic.
language
Use of moderate bad language ('bitches') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'crap', 'shit', 'God', 'butt' and 'hell'.
injury detail
A corpse with bloody injuries and a severed foot is seen lying in a morgue. There is bloody detail in the aftermath of violence. Crime scene photographs depict severed limbs and bloody injuries.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Mild sex references and innuendo occur.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate violence, bloody images, threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of sword fighting as well as sight of a man being kicked and repeatedly punched as he lies on the ground. A character is stabbed with a sword, resulting in the bloody blade tip protruding from his back.
injury detail
A patch of blood is visible on a wall following a shooting. Characters are left with blood over their faces and clothing in the aftermath of violence. There is sight of a rotting corpse.
suicide and self-harm
There are verbal references to suicide, including a man's mother hanging herself and to a man shooting himself in the head; there is some sight of bloody aftermath detail in the latter case.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'crap') as well as milder terms which include 'jerk', 'hell' and 'damn'. A married couple kisses, cuddles and flirts mildly in a sexually suggestive, but comic, manner. Character's scream in fright and there are scenes of blade threat.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate injury detail, threat, violence, language
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is hit by a fast-moving car.
threat and horror
A monstrous creature pursues frightened characters, trapping them and hammering on doors to try to reach them. Scenes of supernatural threat include a character psychically communing with a dead ancestor and creepy scenes as people creep through sinister, darkly-lit locations.
language
There is infrequent implied strong language ('creepy AF'), moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as milder terms which include 'bullshit', 'crap', 'fricking', 'damn' and 'hell'.
injury detail
Body parts, including a severed head and foot, are briefly seen stored in jars as characters explore a sinister room. A birthday cake topper features a model of a person being guillotined, resulting in a spurt of fake blood. There is sight of bloody claw marks on a man's chest and blood spilling from a man's mouth and nose following an injury.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate injury detail, violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A monster slashes at a teenage boy's chest below the camera frame in a brief but intense attack. There is implied violence in impressionistic scenes showing the immediate aftermath of another monster attack. A man uses fantastical electrical powers to knock someone down.
threat and horror
A frightened woman opens a door and a monster lurches at her in a jump scare moment. A teenage girl fears she has a mysterious stalker, but this concen has a reassuring outcome. There are intense sequences as characters recall monster attacks and murder attempts.
sex
There is an undetailed verbal comic reference to a person's sexual fetish, as well as mild innuendo.
injury detail
A character has a vision of a murder victim lying in a pool of blood, her face slashed with bloody claw marks; her attacker looms over her with blood over his face and body. A magically animated, disembodied hand is found stabbed through the palm and pinned to a wall; there is sustained sight of blood and injury detail as the hand is tended to, but this occurs in a darkly comic context. Blood spatters over a teenage boy's face as he is attacked by a monster.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('shit') along with milder terms which include 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. Characters grieve at a funeral.
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate bloody images, violence, horror, language
Classified Date:
05/02/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A teenager chains a young man to a chair and tasers his neck. In another scene, a woman injects another woman in the neck with a needle, causing her to briefly convulse and foam at the mouth. During a fantastical sequence a woman slashes a teenager's hand with a blade as part of a supernatural ritual. She then stabs her; however, there is only limited bloody detail.
threat and horror
A woman attempts to resurrect a demonic man by performing a ritual involving severed body parts, which are shown lit up in clear jars of water. During a fantastical scene, a werewolf and a man who transforms into a giant monster fight in the forest at night. There are also scenes of knife and gun threat.
language
There is implied strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch' and 'asshole'.
injury detail
There are scenes in which characters are shown bloodied in the aftermath of violence. After a teenager is stabbed with a blade, she is shown lying down with the dagger protruding from her until a ghostly spirit removes it. In a brief flashback, a young man's face is shown with burn wounds after he is exposed to a fire. 
injury detail, language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
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  • Classified date

    22/11/2022

  • Distributor

    NETFLIX, INC

  • Language

    en