Murderbot: parents' guide

Gun battles with rival security units, a knee-shooting, humans killed by the hero and by a blast, and alien attacks with blood and guts; the hero loses half its torso to a bite. It also shoots itself to stop a hostile override, and survives.

Profanity throughout, much of it in the hero's sarcastic inner narration and outbursts. One guide counted 13 f-words and 17 s-words in the first three episodes alone, plus asshole and dick, and found the swearing eases somewhat later on.

Sex talk and suggestive situations: crew couples, a hinted threesome and mentions of sex robots. A woman sexually harasses the hero, speculating about its body and forcing a kiss on it. Its genital-free body is seen fully unclothed, and men appear shirtless.

Drinking is rare, and no drug use is shown. In a flashback, a crew member confides that he once struggled with drug addiction, and with suicidal feelings, while working as a corporate spy.

Hostile alien creatures, a rival research team found dead, crew members badly hurt, and tense escapes. A flashback reveals that one crew member was once suicidal, though nothing is acted out, and the hero's loneliness and fear of people are taken seriously beneath the jokes.