Q: Into the Storm

Violent imagery is not pervasive, but one episode in particular delves into the 2019 mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and we see footage of the shooting taken by the killer. We also see footage of the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, including signs calling for killings and mock gallows. Q fans brandish guns, shoot targets, and talk about needing guns for "home defense." We see historical images (paintings and woodcuts) of men drinking from the bodies of dead babies and stabbing a child. Q adherents talk about babies and children being eaten and raped, sex trafficking, blood drinking, and other imaginary atrocities.

Sexual violence figures into QAnon beliefs; see "Violence" section for more. There are references to sex tourism and to pornography, during which we see some sexual images, including images of bare-breasted women.

Language is infrequent but expect "f--king," "f--k," "s--t," "assh--e." The "N" word appears in memes.

There's a brief discussion about drug trafficking in the context of crime and criminal justice.

Parents need to know that Q: Into the Storm is a documentary series detailing the history, background, and cultural impact of QAnon, a set of right-wing conspiracy theories propagated mostly online. Some imagery connected with QAnon beliefs and activities is violent and/or sexual in nature: we see footage filmed by the gunman responsible for the 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand mosques mass shooting, blurred out images of what may be child abuse, pornography that shows women posing with bare breasts. In other scenes, we see images from the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, protestors brandishing guns and making (joke?) gallows, and a QAnon supporter target shooting with a massive rifle. QAnon beliefs are often connected with violence. We hear about children being raped and murdered, sex trafficking, blood drinking, and see historical artistic images of people killing and consuming children. We also see racist imagery in screen shots of online forums, including ones that use the "N" word; cursing includes "f--king," "f--k," "s--t," "assh--e." The consequences of adhering to fringe beliefs are made clear as QAnon supporters talk about frayed relationships and limited to no social lives outside of online chatter. Viewers are urged to question what they hear and read, but the docuseries also allows QAnon followers to repeat their theories without questioning or debunking them, which may have the affect of spreading the cockeyed logic further.