Better Call Saul: parents' guide

Violence comes in sudden bursts: a drug dealer breaks two young men's legs, people are shot at close range, including a point-blank head shot, a limb is severed, and bodies fill a house after a cartel raid. Bloody moments recur across seasons.

Coarse language throughout: s-words in most episodes, plus asshole, dick, pussy and bitch, and constant milder words such as damn and hell. F-words are infrequent, turning up in only a handful of episodes, some in Spanish.

The central couple has sex shown under the covers with movement and sound. A man's bare rear is seen several times, a nude man appears in a locker room with the camera hiding his groin, and sex workers offer their services.

Drug trafficking is the backbone of the plot, with packages of meth, cocaine and heroin. Characters are shown snorting cocaine and smoking meth, doing tequila shots and liquor, and smoking cigarettes.

Long stretches of quiet dread broken by shocking deaths, including two suicides, one shown on screen. Cartel threats against innocent people, a panic attack, and a brother's mental illness add to the tension.