Sharp Objects
An eight-episode HBO limited series adapted from Gillian Flynn's novel, following an alcoholic journalist who returns to her hometown to cover the murders of two young girls and confronts her own history of trauma and self-harm. The series is pervasively dark, with virtually every episode carrying strong content across multiple categories.
Episodes to know about
Explicit pornographic photographs are shown clearly on screen -- described as among the most graphic imagery permitted on cable television.
The episode ends with the reveal that the protagonist has an extensive history of self-harm, with scars from carved words covering her body -- the image is sustained and unambiguous.
Described by reviewers as containing some of the series' most harrowing on-screen cutting sequences; a character witnesses a suicide and responds by self-harming, depicted graphically and bloodily.