Normal People
A 12-episode BBC Three/Hulu miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel, following two Irish young adults — Connell and Marianne — through an on-again, off-again relationship from secondary school into university. The dominant content concerns are frequent, explicit, graphically depicted sexual content and a recurring pattern of emotional and physical abuse in Marianne's home and romantic life.
Explicit sexual contentSexual violenceSelf-harm & suicideMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuse
Episodes to know about
The first fully explicit sex scene between the two leads, with graphic nudity and intercourse; this level of explicitness recurs in most subsequent episodes.
Marianne is groped/assaulted by another student at a school fundraiser event.
A character is shown snorting cocaine; cigarette use also visible.