The Sopranos
This report covers the full series run (1999-2007, 6 seasons, 86 episodes). A landmark HBO mob drama, The Sopranos carries pervasive strong content across every category: graphic violence, explicit sexuality, and heavy substance use are woven throughout the entire run, escalating in intensity in later seasons.
Sexual violenceExplicit sexual contentSelf-harm & suicideHarm to childrenHarm to animalsPregnancy & infant lossMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseRacial & cultural stereotypes
Episodes to know about
A central character is attacked, beaten, and raped in a stairwell; the scene is graphic by the show's own standards and the aftermath occupies much of the episode.
A young female sex worker is coerced into performing sexual acts she resists; the episode also contains the fatal beating of a pregnant woman by her boyfriend.
A pregnant woman is beaten to death on screen by her partner.