Death Parade (2015)
Souls face surreal games in a mysterious bar, deciding their ultimate fate with darkly comic and suspenseful stakes.
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.
How intense is Death Parade?
Death Parade is mildly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-MA.
What Death Parade feels like
- Tone
- surrealdarkly comicsuspensefulmelancholy
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Death Parade
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Is Death Parade for you?
Is Death Parade scary?
Only a little. Death Parade has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Death Parade gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Death Parade sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Death Parade OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is Death Parade?
Episodes run about 23m.
Where can I stream Death Parade?
Death Parade is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Death Parade have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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