Parents' Guide to Survive

Parents need to know that Survive is a drama about a woman whose plane crashes on a snowy mountaintop. She and another passenger are the only survivors and must work their way out of the wilderness. Images and discussion of suicide are bloody and frequent, especially in early episodes, when we see flashbacks to the main character's last suicide attempt. Images include hands and arms covered in blood, a bloody razor blade, a woman lying on the ground, an ambulance with flashing lights, and more. We also see this woman stealing medications from a hospital pharmacy, and lining them up on a counter, preparing to take them and kill herself (she is interrupted before she starts swallowing the pills). We also hear about other characters self-harming or dying by suicide. A plane crash is not shown, but we see a plane shaking, passengers screaming, and a red fiery light outside the plane windows; then we see scattered bodies and a woman who dies suddenly with bloody wounds and blood coming out of her mouth. Characters are in frequent peril, including in danger of falling off the mountain they're climbing down. One character smokes cigarettes. Language includes "f--k" and "s--t." Jane and Paul are tough and strong (despite Jane's emotional fragility); they work together to survive and escape. Positive messages are few and far between, but Jane's switch from self-harm to survival mode is instructive (if possibly triggering for some).