• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Creepy drama about families, friendship, murderers, lies.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  There’s not a lot of honest communication in this series, and everybody has secrets -- including a husband who’s hiding an affair, another man who might be a serial killer, a teenage daughter who doesn’t want to reveal that she’s being harassed at school, and a murdered teacher with a secret lover. Even a cancer survivor takes care to wear a wig to disguise the impact of her treatment.
• Role models:

  The two main characters are both hiding terrible secrets, and the effort of maintaining their lies takes a toll on their families.
• Violence:

  Some scenes feature sudden and intense violence, including brutal murders. Some of the attacks are shown; others are implied but not shown. A husband controls his wife using both emotional abuse and sometimes physical intimidation. Several scenes seem to suggest imminent bloodshed and menace.
• Sex:

  Couples discuss having sex, but nothing more explicit than kissing happens on screen. Some talk about sex between teens.
• Language:

  A fair amount of swearing, including “crap,” “goddamn,” “butt,” “ass,” “bastard,” “prick,” "balls,” and “ratshit.”
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Some drinking by adults at bars and parties, and a few characters sometimes appear a little drunk.

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