Parents' Guide to Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Camila Morrone’s face in black and white. A woman in long white wedding dress is center.

Common Sense Media Review

By Ty'Kira Smalls , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Bride's pre-wedding jitters get violent and gory; cursing.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 15+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Trailer
  • Karla Crome, Gus Birney and Jeff Wilbusch stand around a kitchen island. They have plates of food and glasses of wine in front.
  • Camila Morrone. She has blood coming out of her nose. She stands in front of a large triangular window.
  • Adam DiMarco and Camila Morone. DiMarco wears a blue jacket and white t-shirt. Morrone wears a dark sweater.

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age 16+

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What's the Story?

Rachel Harkin (Camila Morrone) has a feeling that SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN if she marries Nick Cunningham (Adam DiMarco). She can't shake off the omens she feels are warning her. Whether it's her dreams or visions showing nightmare scenarios, the dread inside Rachel is constant. It only grows when she meets Nick's extremely affluent, eccentric, and tight-lipped family for the first time. As the wedding nears, bizarre incidents with the Cunningham family increase Rachel's fears. Does she just have pre-wedding jitters, or will this wedding really end in matrimonial murder?

Is It Any Good?

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

This series takes a creepy, chaotic, and off-kilter approach to cold feet. Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is foreboding, gory, and long-winded. Viewers will be on edge as everything unfolds, but the story struggles with pacing the jump scares and reveals, so viewers might also be a little vexed at the payoff. The violence, language, sex, drinking, and smoking make this suitable only for older teens.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the violence and gore in Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. Do you think it's necessary to express the show or creator's point of view? What purpose, if any, do you think it serves? What are the effects of media violence on kids?

  • What do you think about stories that reveal their "ending" at the beginning of the series? Does that make you more interested to watch the story unfold? Can you think of other TV shows where this is done well? How would this series pan out if it were a film instead of a miniseries?

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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Camila Morrone’s face in black and white. A woman in long white wedding dress is center.

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