What is Insatiable about?
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
A bullied teen's beauty pageant revenge becomes a darkly comic, pulpy satire with broad humor.
Campy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Insatiable parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- 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
- How gory is Insatiable?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Insatiable rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byLauren Gussis
StarringDebby Ryan, Dallas Roberts, Kimmy Shields, Christopher Gorham, Alyssa Milano, Erinn Westbrook
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