Mare of Easttown: parents' guide

A teen girl is beaten and later found shot dead. A detective dies in a sudden shootout, a young man is shot and left for dead, and a baby is nearly smothered. Sexual abuse of teens is discussed, not shown.

Swearing is constant and casual. Plugged In counted more than 30 f-words and about 10 s-words, plus 'bitch,' 'ass' and misuse of God's and Jesus' names.

Mare has sex with a man she just met, shown with movement, sound and a glimpse of underwear. A murdered girl's body is seen topless. Two girls kiss, prostitution comes up, and an adult's relationship with a teenager is a key plot point.

Heavy drinking, often in bars, and Mare vapes and takes sleeping pills. Her late son and his partner, both using heroin, stole from and abused her. A man dies of an overdose with a needle in his arm, and teens drink at a party.

Mare's grief over her son's suicide by hanging runs through the series, and an attempted suicide with a gun is part of the story. A tense shootout, young women held captive in an attic, and the truth about the killing are disturbing.