What is NCIS about?
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Special agents investigate military crimes, uncovering gritty truths with earnest dedication and pulpy suspense.
Suspenseful. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix, Hulu and Paramount+.
NCIS 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
- Not scary
- 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.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- How gory is NCIS?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is NCIS rated, and is it OK for kids?
- For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.
Cast and crew
Created byDon McGill, Donald P. Bellisario
StarringSean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Gary Cole
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