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International cop drama has unique format, formulaic cases.
Parents need to know that Criminal is a procedural police drama with a unique format. The show is broken up into four individual series, Criminal: UK, Criminal: France, Criminal: Germany, and Criminal: Spain. However, the format is the same for each series, as police officers attempt to…
Profanity includes "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," "ass," etc.
Sex, Romance & NudityOne of the episodes centers around the sexual assault and murder of a teenager b
Violence & ScarinessViolence is limited to the discussions of crimes, but those include murder, sexu
Drinking, Drugs & SmokingCharacters occasionally smoke during breaks. There's no drinking or drug use sho
Products & Purchases Not presentEach episode features a different criminal interrogation, most of which are succ
Positive Role ModelsThe show features an international cast. However, the heavy procedural format ma
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One of the episodes centers around the sexual assault and murder of a teenager by her stepfather. Nothing is shown, but the interrogations are often blunt when discussing sex.
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Violence is limited to the discussions of crimes, but those include murder, sexual assault, poisoning, domestic abuse, human trafficking, and acts of terror. Crime scene photos are shown in some episodes.
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Characters occasionally smoke during breaks. There's no drinking or drug use shown, but some of the crimes are drug-related, including a cocaine dealer suspected of a terrorist affiliation.
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Each episode features a different criminal interrogation, most of which are successful. There are positive messages around persistence and creative problem-solving under pressure.
The show features an international cast. However, the heavy procedural format makes it difficult to get a read on any of the recurring characters, other than that they're successful at their jobs.
Parents need to know that Criminal is a procedural police drama with a unique format. The show is broken up into four individual series, Criminal: UK, Criminal: France, Criminal: Germany, and Criminal: Spain. However, the format is the same for each series, as police officers attempt to elicit a confession from a suspect over the course of a long interrogation. The crimes are often violent and upsetting and include homicide, hate crimes, domestic abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, serial murder, and acts of terrorism, though they are only talked about and not shown (outside of some crime scene photos). One of the cases involves sexual assault and murder, and another crime is attributed to a cocaine dealer. Strong language includes "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," and more.
