What is Sleepy Hollow about?
Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.
A resurrected Revolutionary War soldier and a modern-day sheriff unravel a dark, centuries-old mystery with brisk, gritty suspense.
Suspenseful and darkly comic. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu and Prime Video.
Sleepy Hollow parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Sleepy Hollow scary?
- Only a little. Sleepy Hollow has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Sleepy Hollow?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Sleepy Hollow rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence and several jump scares.
Cast and crew
Created byAlex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove
StarringTom Mison, Janina Gavankar, Lyndie Greenwood, Jerry MacKinnon, Rachel Melvin, Oona Yaffe
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