Why is Stranger Things rated TV MA?

'Stranger Things 4' recently got a TV-MA rating due to violence and smoking. As the seasons of Stranger Things progress, the content becomes more mature. Season 2 featured a particularly dark theme when the Mind Flayer possesses Will (Noah Schnapp).
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Why is Stranger Things TV Ma?

Some of the unsuitable content includes blood and gore, smoking, and intense violent scenes. There will also be mild to strong language used by some of the characters. Stranger Things is known to show very creepy-looking creatures, and you can expect the fourth season to do the same.
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Is Stranger Things Rated MA?

Earlier this year, Netflix did change the age rating for Stranger Things to TV-MA — that would mean it may not be suitable for anyone under 17. However, the streaming service later changed it back to TV-14, noting “fear, language, gore, and smoking.”
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Is Stranger Things appropriate for a 12 year old?

While Stranger Things is a show about kids, it might not be a good show for all kids. Stranger Things has a TV-14 rating, which means some of the content might not be suitable for children under 14 years old. The first season of Stranger Things is definitely less disturbing than the second and third seasons.
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Why is Stranger Things Rated R?

Netflix has also changed the description for the first episode to include the note, "Warning: Contains graphic violence involving children." It also added "disturbing images" to the show's rating advisories. The episode in question opens on a flashback scene that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Is Stranger Things OK for kids?

The biggest thing to worry about is the violence and the gore. It is mostly on the bad people that you actually see die, but to main characters die. Over all it is an amazing show and a mature ten year old could definitely handle this.
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Is Stranger Things 4 out on Netflix?

The fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, titled Stranger Things 4, was released worldwide exclusively via Netflix's streaming service in two volumes, with the first set released May 27, 2022, and the second to be released five weeks later on July 1, 2022.
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Is Stranger Things PG?

Stranger Things is rated TV-14 on Netflix, so it's intended for an audience consisting of teens and adults. Being that the show is a sci-fi horror drama, viewers can expect intense scenes involving topics of experimentation, grotesque looking creatures, murder, death, and violence.
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Why is Stranger Things rated 15?

As with its sci-fi and horror influences, the predominant classification issues in Stranger Things are sequences of threat and violence.
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Should I let my 9 year old watch Stranger Things?

First, it's worth noting that the maker of Stranger Things, Netflix, has rated it TV-14. That means they don't think it's appropriate for anyone under 14 to watch it.
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Is Stranger Things 4 horror?

'Stranger Things' Season 4 Review: The Horror-Mystery and the mature kids.
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What is R rating for a movie?

Restricted: R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
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Is Stranger Things season 4 the last season?

Season 4, Part 1 of Stranger Things dropped in the wee hours of Friday morning, and already, the Duffer Brothers are whetting our appetites for the fifth and final season of their beloved Netflix series.
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Can a 12 year old watch Level 16?

Suitable for tweens and teens.
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What is Riverdale age rating?

The Series, Riverdale Age Rating, is TV-14.
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What's the difference between TV Ma and TV-14?

TV-14: Parents strongly cautioned. This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 y of age. TV-MA: Mature audience only. This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.
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Does stranger have Jumpscares?

While the new season of "Stranger Things" isn't heavy on jump scares and balances its darker moments with comedy, it does offer plenty of nightmare fuel imagery.
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What age group watches Stranger Things?

A survey of U.S. based adults found that 31 percent of people between ages 18 and 29 had watched every episode of Netflix show 'Stranger Things'; with another 17 percent of respondents within this age group reporting that they had seen at least some of the show.
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Is Stranger Things gory?

Violence gets more severe as the seasons progress. Season 3 is by far the goriest season. A character is shown with a bloody nose frequently throughout the series.
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Is a demogorgon?

Demogorgon is a deity or demon, associated with the underworld. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an unknown copyist's misreading of a commentary by a fourth-century scholar, Lactantius Placidus. The concept itself can be traced back to the original misread term demiurge.
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Is Stranger Things based on a true story?

1. Stranger Things is inspired by a 'true' story. The show was originally called 'Montauk' and took inspiration from an alleged US Military programme named The Montauk Project which, legend has it, included experiments on children involving mind reading, mind control and time travel.
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How old was Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things season1?

Millie Bobby Brown plays Eleven. The actress was just 11 when she took the role, as seen in the season 1 photo on the left.
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Does Stranger Things have romance?

Of course, there's the OG, Mileven, but also Max and Lucas, Suzie and Dustin, AND Nancy and Jonathan. But that's just onscreen. Once the camera stops rolling, the stars of the Netflix hit have their own IRL romances, and some of them are even more exciting than the onscreen ones.
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Why is the umbrella academy rated 15?

Parents' main concern will likely be the show's violence: It's gory, bloody, and sometimes set to music, so that it reads as more cheerful than it should.
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What age rating is Cobra Kai?

If you prefer to see what the officials set the show as, you'll be interested in the Cobra Kai age rating. Officially, it is set as a TV-14, according to the Parents Guide on IMDb. That means it's suitable for children age 14 and older. However, it could be suitable for children slightly younger.
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