Cursed

Violence is frequent and can be bloody. Many battlefield scenes in which characters, including young children, are stabbed, beaten, even fastened to crosses and burned alive. Violence often has a magical edge, with lightning bolts, magical transformations. Animals may be harmed, like when a deer is shot with arrows and (CGI) wolves are decapitated bloodily. Visuals may be shocking, like a scene in which a dealer in body parts shows a character a dead, realistic-looking baby with multiple faces.

Nimue and Arthur have romantic tension; expect flirting, dating, kissing, references to sex. Men are seen nude from the side; brief glimpse of a man's buttocks.

Cursing is infrequent, but Nimue is called a "hag" and a "witch" and told to "piss off."

Many scenes take place at taverns with characters drinking ale; Merlin frequently drinks from an animal skin and appears to be drunk, weaving as he walks and slurring his words. A young boy takes a drink of something and winces, calling it "a bit strong."

Parents need to know that Cursed is a series based on a 2016 book set in the legendary kingdom of King Arthur, telling the origin story of the Lady of the Lake. Magical violence is frequent, and can be bloody and disturbing. There are many battles with swords and horses; an invading army pillages humble villages and kills many at a time, burning houses, crucifying victims and setting them afire, stabbing them, beating them. A young child is dragged off to his doom. A disturbingly realistic dead baby is shown at length. Male characters threaten sexual violence to female ones. Animals like wolves and a deer are killed bloodily. Language is infrequent, but a character is called a "hag" and a "witch" and told to "piss off." Two characters have sexual tension between them; expect them to flirt, kiss, and begin a relationship. A young female character is central, which is unusual for an Arthurian tale; she's powerful and unique and demonstrates significant courage. The rest of the cast is diverse in terms of ethnicity and race. Many scenes take place at taverns, and a male character is frequently drunk, lurching as he walks and slurring his words.