Parents' Guide to Living for the Dead

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Living for the Dead TV show poster: A group of five men and women holding items like cameras, flashlights, and briefcases stand in front of a sunset, on dark, wet ground.

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Jenny Nixon By Jenny Nixon , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 13+

Queer Eye meets Ghost Hunters in sweet series.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 13+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Living for the Dead Trailer
  • Living for the Dead TV show screenshot 1: The show's team is shown lounging and chatting inside their colorfully-decorated RV.
  • Living for the Dead TV show screenshot 2: A woman sits on a bed in a bedroom with floral wallpaper, animatedly speaking with three of the team's investigators. One of the team members listens on with her jaw dropped.
  • Living for the Dead TV show screenshot 3: A cluster of clown toys is in the foreground of a dark room filled with two chairs and an abundance of clown paintings, figures, and other collectibles.
  • Living for the Dead TV show screenshot 4: Two women stand inside a church holding a video camera. The room is dark side from a cluster of lit candles on a table next to them.

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What's the Story?

LIVING FOR THE DEAD is an eight-episode ghost-hunting series produced and narrated by megastar actress Kristen Stewart, and starring five supernaturally-inclined queer folk who work in fields like tarot card reading, paranormal investigation, and spiritual healing. The team traverses the country in a campy-cozy RV, stopping by various homes and venues beset by weird happenings to help get to the bottom of what otherworldly spirits and specters might be lurking there -- and just what it is they want.

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say ( 2 ):
Kids say : Not yet rated

Any viewer's enjoyment of a ghost-hunting series depends on their own beliefs when it comes to the supernatural, but this particular series offers more dimension and warmth than similar fare. Living for the Dead absolutely has all the stereotypical tropes at play -- inexplicable noises, cool breezes coming out of nowhere, weird specks in a photograph being chalked up to ghostly interference -- but there's a real charm to the relationships among the team members. Led by the especially charismatic Roz, a wisecracking trans woman and paranormal investigator, the group places a big emphasis on folks (be they ghouls, goblins, or heterosexual parents struggling to understand their gay kids) learning to empathize and co-exist peacefully with one another. So while there's nothing really groundbreaking about the show's portrayal of spirit-tracking, the emotional and humorous aspects of Living for the Dead are worth tuning in for.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the existence of ghosts and the paranormal. Do you believe these things exist, when you can't see them with the naked eye? Why or why not?

  • Talk about the team of investigators and the skills each brings to the table. How do their past experiences inform what they do today? How do they display empathy for each other and for their clients?

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Living for the Dead TV show poster: A group of five men and women holding items like cameras, flashlights, and briefcases stand in front of a sunset, on dark, wet ground.

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