Millennia-old vampires reclaim their city with darkly comic vengeance in this gritty, suspenseful, epic drama.
Dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video and Peacock.
The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and graphic gore, more than a TV-14 usually carries. Beyond that, some strong language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the gore and violence.
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The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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