She's Gotta Have It

Violence is rare but can be upsettingly realistic: When walking home at night, Nola is accosted by a man who grabs her arm and shoulder; Nola punches and slaps at him to get him away. He calls her a "bitch" and when she gets away says that he didn't want that "stank p---y" anyway. In a reference to suicide, Nola puts a finger "gun" to her head and pretends to shoot when she's disgusted.

In the first few minutes of the first show, a score of men and women make obscene propositions to Nola including an offer for oral sex (in very graphic terms including the word "p---y") and one to "sit on" a man's penis. Many scenes feature characters having sex. No genitals are shown but we hear moaning and see graphic thrusting, men and women taking different sexual positions, passionate kissing, hands gripping bare skin, sweaty backs, bare buttocks (male and female), satisfied expressions, a man wearing a woman's underwear on his head, and more. A man strips to his underwear and then crawls to the bed where Nola is lying nude (we can see her bare backside from one side); another man lifts Nola in the air and spins her around while thrusting. A woman is unashamed of regularly having sex with different partners.

Cursing and language includes "bulls--t," "s--t," "ass," "f--k," "motherf----r," "bitch," "damn," "p---y," "balls," "d--k," "caca," "ho."

Nola keeps a box of rolled joints in her apartment and frequently shares them with friends. Adults drink cocktails at social occasions; no one acts drunk. Nola asks a friend if he's "smoking K2" when he's being whimsical.

Parents need to know that She's Gotta Have It is a series about a young Brooklyn artist who is enjoying multiple sexual relationships. Based on the 1986 movie of the same name, the show presents a strong woman who is confident about her life and choices and finds ways to turn her problems into powerful art. There's also graphic sexual content, with frequent scenes where nude characters have graphic sex in various positions. We don't see breasts or genitals, but we do see intense thrusting, bare backsides, lots of body parts, sweat, characters in their underwear, and more. Sexual language is also plentiful, with references to oral sex and body parts. One character calls a woman a "ho." Other language includes "s--t," "f--k," and "motherf----r." Violence is rare but can be upsetting: A man chases after Nola and tries to grab her; she fights him off but he calls her a "bitch" and says he didn't want her "stank p---y." Nola and her friends frequently pass around joints and drink at social occasions; there are other references to drugs like K2.