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9-1-1 (2018)

Series · Rated TV-14

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama

Relentless emergencies and intimate struggles define the gritty lives of first responders.

Suspenseful and earnest. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Hulu.

9-1-1 parents guide

Some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language, about what a TV-14 should carry.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Strong violence
Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is 9-1-1 scary?
Only a little. 9-1-1 has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is 9-1-1?
Light gore and strong violence.
What is 9-1-1 rated, and is it OK for kids?
For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with some strong language and strong violence.

What is 9-1-1 about?

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

Cast and crew

Created byRyan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear
StarringAngela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman

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