What is Secret Invasion about?
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Nick Fury uncovers a gritty, tense conspiracy as shapeshifting Skrulls infiltrate Earth's highest levels.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Disney+.
Secret Invasion parents guide
It stays inside its TV-14, with no sex or nudity and some strong 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
- No gore
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Secret Invasion scary?
- Only a little. Secret Invasion has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Secret Invasion?
- No gore and strong violence.
- What is Secret Invasion rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated TV-14, with some strong language and strong violence. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Created byKyle Bradstreet
StarringSamuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Killian Scott, Samuel Adewunmi, Dermot Mulroney
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