What is Steven Universe about?
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
A young boy steps into his mother's magical shoes, learning to control powers with wholesome, heartwarming whimsy.
Uplifting, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
Steven Universe parents guide
It stays inside its TV-PG, with mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- 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.
Cast and crew
Created byRebecca Sugar
StarringZach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno Hall
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Steven Universe is on our Kids under 10, Tweens (10 to 12), Coming of age, LGBTQ+ and Hulu lists.
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