Survivors in a Kansas town navigate a gritty new world after nuclear attacks shatter the familiar.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+.
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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