What is The Rain about?
After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.
The Rain (2018)
A brutal virus forces two siblings into a perilous search for safety across a bleak landscape.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Rain parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- 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
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Rain scary?
- Only a little. The Rain has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Rain?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Rain rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and some strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byChristian Potalivo, Esben Toft Jacobsen, Jannik Tai Mosholt
StarringAlba August, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lukas Løkken, Sonny Lindberg, Johannes Bah Kuhnke
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