What is Bodyguard about?
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A troubled veteran guards a divisive politician as a terror plot unfolds with relentless, gritty suspense.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Bodyguard parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- 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
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Bodyguard scary?
- Only a little. Bodyguard has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Bodyguard?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Bodyguard rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Created byJed Mercurio
StarringRichard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Sophie Rundle, Gina McKee, Pippa Haywood, Stuart Bowman
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