Parents' Guide to

Blood Drive

By Joyce Slaton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Insane levels of sex and violence in drive-in homage series.

TV Syfy Drama 2017
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Community Reviews

age 18+

Based on 4 parent reviews

age 17+

Think Tarantino/Rodriguez if they were on tv!

I definitely would not recommend Blood Drive for ANY aged children. This mini series contains a lot of gore, violence and sex. The series takes place in a dystopian future- centered around femme fatale Grace D’Argento, whom after leaving her younger sister Karma in basically a mental institution which she realizes is owned by Heart Enterprises. This is the omnipresent monopoly that basically becomes the center of Grace & Arthur’s mission. Missing her sister and trying to right a wrong she enters the Blood Drive in hopes of becoming the next PRIMO & finding her sister. Along the way she meets Arthur- a former police man and overall good guy, who is searching for his partner Christopher. Christopher, Arthur’s former police partner is basically being “reconstructed” to contain a healthy amount of robotic and human parts- thus making him somewhat indestructible. Christopher’s robot girlfriend also helps them all along the way. The sho allows follows Slink- master of ceremonies highlighting his betrayal as he often kills and murders many he meets. Overall this show is fun and entertaining BUT FOR AN ADULT!

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
age 17+

Waist Of Time!

I really don't like series and programs like this because its all about sex and drugs. Can people just make series like this without any of that. Also the story behind all of it is CRAP!!!

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (4 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

Disgusting, gory, and morally bankrupt, this gonzo series is nonetheless a lot of fun for viewers who aren't turned off by its more over-the-top aspects. At its best, Blood Drive is a messy, intense, gasp-inducing good time. Showrunner James Roland (formerly a production assistant on Mad Men and Weeds) is clearly a drive-in movie fan, proving it by paying homage to a different grindhouse genre in each episode: The show's pilot is a road adventure (like Death Race, or the drive-in classic on which this remake was based, Death Race 2000); subsequent episodes tackle zombie movies, toxic mutant monsters, and spaghetti westerns. The show has a (gross-out) sense of humor too, wringing cringes and laughs from scenes like the one in which a "gentlemanly" driver promises a rival he'll leave a carload of cheerleaders alive -- but then amputates their fingers and tongues the moment that rival has driven down the road.

Blood Drive has also done some thinking about what life might be like for average folks in this horrendous future world, where water is dispensed by ATMs, teens can be executed for crimes, and cranial implants can be programmed to make someone's head explode. The road antics are good gory fun, but equally interesting (in a RoboCop sort of way) are the less-manic scenes that imagine the real-life ramifications of a broken world. It's all a bunch of crazy nonsense, and even gore-hounds will have to look away during some bloody scenes -- but it's go-for-broke enjoyable mayhem for those who like that sort of thing. Just be sure to wait to watch until the kids are in bed.

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