What is Marvel's Luke Cage about?
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
A wrongly accused man with superstrength fights crime in a gritty, pulpy world.
A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Disney+.
Marvel's Luke Cage parents guide
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- 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
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Marvel's Luke Cage scary?
- Only a little. Marvel's Luke Cage has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Marvel's Luke Cage?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Marvel's Luke Cage rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-MA, and it earns it: moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byCheo Hodari Coker
StarringMike Colter, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Mustafa Shakir, Gabrielle Dennis
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