Parents' Guide to

68 Whiskey

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Uneven military drama has cursing, violence, and sex.

TV Paramount Network Drama 2020
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age 15+

Based on 5 parent reviews

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HW10 Adult
March 19, 2020
age 12+

Should not miss this one

68 Whiskey is a great tv show. Acting is excellent, story line is terrific. Well worth watching and should absolutely renewed. Very much recommend it.

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Great messages
Great role models
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Derkleinhauser Adult
March 18, 2020
age 16+

Love this!

A very entertaining take on our military stationed in the Middle East. It’s fun and mostly light hearted, while also showing the very real fears our service people face as well as those of the innocent civilians caught in the middle of the war on terrorism. It’s impossible not to care about the characters and their individual hardships and makes you root for their success even if some of their choices straddle the line of morality
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What's the Story?

68 WHISKEY is a dramatic comedy series featuring a diverse group of combat medics stationed at a NATO Coalition base in Afghanistan. Medics from all over the world are serving at the Laghman Province-based base camp known as "The Orphanage," including American soldiers like Cooper Roback (Sam Keeley), Grace Durkin (Gage Golightly), Mehki Davis (Jeremy Tardy), Rosa Alvarez (Cristina Rodlo), and Anthony Petrocelli (Nicolas Coombe), who happens to be one of the younger guys at the camp. They also interact with mercenaries like Sasquatch (Derek Theler). Living and working together in such a dangerous place leads to some close friendships, illicit affairs, and self-destructive behaviors, much to the dismay of Major Sonia Holloway (Beth Riesgraf), Captain Hazara (Usman Ally), and Colonel Harlan Austin (Lamont Thompson). But they are all committed to serving, even if they don't always do what's right.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (5 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

This uneven fictional series highlights stories about what life can be like for military personnel deployed to remote bases around the world. Plots include illicit business deals with locals, a potential murder, and more politicized tales, including the dismissal and deportation of U.S. soldiers. Adding to this are lots of sexual hookups, goofy moments, and some outrageous, and often dangerous, schemes designed to make the show more fun. But outside of a few entertaining scenes, these narratives feel unbalanced, and never seem to come together enough. As a result, 68 Whiskey leaves you feeling like it is trying too hard, and yet just isn't meeting its full potential.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what 68 Whiskey means in the U.S. military. What are the requirements to be part of it?

  • How accurately does this series portray life at a remote military base? Does is portray the servicemen and women in a positive way?

  • Is showing people cursing, drinking, smoking pot, and clearly engaged in sexual activity on TV necessary for audiences to understand that these things happen? Can scenes with overtly mature content detract from the storyline?

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