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Series · Documentary, Crime · 2020 · TV-MA

McMillions: parents' guide

14+our pick

Best for ages 14 and up. Rated TV-MA.

A breezy, often funny true crime docuseries about the scam that rigged McDonald's Monopoly game for over a decade and the FBI agents who unraveled it. Nothing violent is shown, and sexual content is limited to suggestive talk. Expect frequent swearing, led by a colorful FBI agent, plus mob ties, a former drug dealer describing his past, an ex-wife's account of abuse and threats, and a key figure's death after a car crash. Dozens of people end up facing charges. Some episodes are rated TV-14, though HBO lists the series as TV-MA; we suggest 14.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

Nothing violent is shown; the series relies on interviews, recreations and real FBI sting footage. Mob ties come up, a key figure's fatal 1998 car crash is described, and an ex-wife says the ringleader abused her children and threatened her.

Language

Moderate

FBI agent Doug Mathews swears freely throughout. Confirmed words include "shit," "ass" and "crap." We found no source confirming f-words, though HBO rates the series TV-MA and episodes carry language warnings.

Sex and nudity

Mild

No nudity or sex. Apple TV flags suggestive dialogue, a mob-linked strip-club owner figures in the story, and one interviewee recalls trying a drug because characters in a novel used it before sex.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Moderate

A recruiter in the scam talks openly about his past selling drugs and recalls a scary reaction to a drug he tried at a 1979 party. Otherwise substances play little part in the story.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

Mostly lighthearted. Some tension around mob involvement, wiretaps and arrests, and moments of sadness when people talk about a man who died partway through the scheme.

Sensitive topics

  • Domestic abuse

Worth talking about

Many people in the scam thought they were doing something harmless. Talk about how easy money and small compromises can pull ordinary people into a crime.

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