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Legacies (2018)

Series · 43m episodes · Rated TV-14

Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Young witches, vampires, and werewolves navigate impulses and destiny at a supernatural boarding school.

A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix.

Legacies parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

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
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

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

What is Legacies about?

In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

Cast and crew

Created byJulie Plec
StarringDanielle Rose Russell, Aria Shahghasemi, Matthew Davis, Jenny Boyd, Quincy Fouse, Chris Lee

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