The Diplomat parents guide: How graphic and violent is the Netflix series?

If you're a fan of political drama series, then you have to watch Netflix's Emmy-nominated series The Diplomat. Keri Russell stars in the series as Kate Wyler, an ambassador for the United States taking on a tricky new assignment in London overseeing an international crisis. By the second season, she's fully immersed in her role when another crisis adds further pressure and mounting global implications.

The critically acclaimed series has quickly become one of Netflix's hands-down best original shows, and with the release of season 2 on Oct. 31 leading into the already confirmed third season, The Diplomat will only become more popular and celebrated. But sometimes tuning into a new show, or a new season of a show, can bring questions about content featured in the show as reflected by its age rating.

The Diplomat rated TV-MA

By looking at the official page for The Diplomat on Netflix, you can see that the political thriller has been rated TV-MA for language, nudity, smoking, and violence. It's a show recommended for mature audiences only, which just based on the premise is a given. Because what child wants to watch a tense drama series about foreign policy?

But for those target audience members who are considering taking the plunge and binge-watching The Diplomat, here's a spoiler-free explanation of what to expect from the series. Find out if the show is up your alley and worth adding to your watch list with the age rating description below!

Sex and nudity

Across the first two seasons of the series, which is comprised of 14 total episodes, there aren't very many sex scenes. And of the limited sex scenes, they aren't explicit at all. One particular intimate scene features a female character who's fully clothed straddling a male character. The scene contains brief female rear nudity and no male nudity.

The series also features non-sexual nudity, including male and female rear nudity during a skinning dipping scene in the first season. There are some instances of male and female characters wearing underwear, which isn't nudity but some viewers might prefer being warned about that. Additionally, there are some non-frequent and inexplicit conversational references to sex.

Language and violence

As a political thriller rated TV-MA, the language and violence department is where The Diplomat earns its age rating. In every episode, the characters use extremely heightened language full of various expletives. These instances include words like "f-ck," "sh-t," and their many conjugations. There are other profanities used as insults and expressions of anger.

Violence plays a large part of the plot of the series, both on and off-screen. The show centers around a terrorist attack bombing and another alleged act of terrorism happens at the end of the first season. Due to attack in the season 1 finale, multiple characters sustain injuries and wounds that are visible in hospital scenes and as they recover throughout season 2.

In a particularly heated scene in season 2, a character attempts to choke another character to death, but the victim falls to the floor and hits their head. A closeup shot shows a pool of blood on the floor. Other instances of violence in the series includes a physical fight between a husband and wife (though it's played for slapstick), gun violence, and other political violence.

Watch The Diplomat only on Netflix.