Hacks: parents' guide

Mostly yelling, threats and blackmail. One character slaps another, a past act of arson against an ex-husband's house is a running joke, a woman smashes a room with a sledgehammer, and someone is hit by a self-driving car. No gore.

Strong and constant. F-words and s-words fill most episodes; Plugged In counted nine f-words and two c-words in one season 4 episode, plus 'bitch,' 'whore,' 'dick' and frequent misuse of God's and Jesus' names.

Frequent crude sex talk and simulated sex, including same-sex and extramarital relationships. Season 3 has two extended shots of topless women and male nudity from behind, a nightmare briefly shows a fake-looking full-frontal image, and a character sends a nude selfie.

Drinking, often to excess, runs through the series, along with cigarettes, cigars and vaping. Characters sometimes use marijuana, molly or cocaine; in season 4 the writers take drugs on a night out and a struggling performer is fed cocaine so she can go on.

No horror, but real emotional weight: a parent dies and a funeral follows, one episode deals with suicide, and the series finale centers on a main character's cancer diagnosis and plan for an assisted suicide abroad.