At what age can my children watch ‘House of Dragon’ and other current series?

Being in the company of adults when watching one of the great productions of streaming in this season it may not be enough to preserve the peace of mind of children and adolescents. Carried away by the excitement of being part of a global premiere, the boys and their families may be in for some big surprises. that give shadows and depths to the fictional world that they so longed to see.

Common Sense Media is a site that specializes in reviewing and commenting on audiovisual and multimedia products to give recommendations and tools to parents, educators, children’s activists and also children. Count with one rating mechanism for movies, series, videogames and other content, which he then shares in a review for each title. Their goal is to build a digital world in which children can thrive.

One of the best suggestions, however, is that you accept the guide, but not blindly, but rather set your own criteria. View the content first and wonder if you want to share it with your children or if you would allow them to view it unsupervised. Here are some of the most popular titles and what families have said about them.

‘The rings of power’ (Prime Video, 2022)

The recommended age for the Prime Video series, according to Common Sense Media, is 12 years of age and older, due to certain scenes of violence. The parents who participated in the poll about the series based on the other Tolkien opined that has enough positive messages and model characters, as well as representation of racial diversity; there are minimal remarks about language or suggestive scenes (barely a romance), but violence and moments of fright are frequent.

Parents need to know and explain to children that it is a work of fantasy and drama, with few comedic elements. The action occurs thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit Y The Lord of the ringsin what is called the Second Age of Middle-earth (a fictional place). If your children are already over 12 years old, it will be good to ask them if they are willing to face the moments of suspense, danger and strong fantastic violence in the form of monsters and non-human creatures and hostile to humans, such as orcs. There’s also battles, swords, and melee combat, as well as huge fires, courtesy of dragons.

‘Stranger Things’ (Netflix, 2016)

The age range goes up to 14 years with stranger things, a sci-fi horror/drama series set in the 1980s (please tell them if this is the time the parents grew up). Common Sense user reviews give it ratings similar to those of the rings of powerexcept in the section of language, which is much more charged, as well as the on-screen consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.

Before you turn on the TV: Your kids will probably want to watch it because it centers on a group of teenagers who fight mysterious forces in a small town. There are numerous intense monster attacks, often ending in gore and death. The danger is not limited to adults, but children and adolescents are kidnapped and die violently, but the creatures are also capable of possessing or absorbing people. The use of firearms is also to be expected: bullets kill as many people as monsters.

There are experiments with humans, and one of the characters spends a lot of time trying to get over this stage of his life. There are also conflicts with morally ambiguous authorities. But it is a popular series, after all, for its positive aspects: the wit, the curiosity, the courage, and the strength of friendships among teenagers.

‘Prey’ (Star Plus, Disney Plus, 2022)

The very popular prequel to Predator (1987) is a bit more controversial. The Common Sense Media team rates it as For people over 16 years old. Parents who use the site say it’s fine for their kids ages 15 and up, even though in the category of violence and fright they gave it the highest rating. And the children, who also have a voice and vote on the site, assure that at the age of 12 they are eager to see it (whether they are ready is another story). No sex scenes, no substance useand apparently there is no obvious positive message either, but there is a character to admire: she is a woman, she is young and she breaks with the roles that her community imposes on her.

What should parents know? Prey sets warriors of the Comanche people against an alien predator, early 18th century. There is violence from beginning to end, bloody deaths, spears and arrows, beheadings, and also animal attacks that end in death. There are bear traps that at certain times catch a victim. The development of the characters is praised and that the action is centered on an indigenous people, but without repeating the stereotypes that the cinema has made with Native Americans.

‘The House of the Dragon’ (HBO Max)

We come to the series with the highest wall in terms of age: the history of the House Targaryen, prominent in the various titles of Game of Thrones. Here’s more parity in opinion: critics and parents put a firm limit on him at 17 years of age (the boys thought that at 16 is fine for them).

the house of the dragon It is a series in which entertainment prevails. Almost no one spoke out in favor of its positive messages or characters to emulate. They did note the graphic violence and horror, and the high level of nudity and scenes with strong sexual content, as well as language loaded with profanity and evidence of alcohol consumption. There are complex issues, such as infidelity and the accumulation of power. It is not surprising, it follows the line of the franchise and the reasons for its popularity. The fans of Game of Thrones they’ll assimilate it right away, but definitely It is not a series created for children..

And then? ‘Andor’ (September 21, Disney Plus)

The rating remains to be seen. What is known is that it is a series derived from the film Rogue One (occurs five years earlier). Diego Luna is in the lead and plays a kind of Robin Hood, a thief with deep motives, such as the loss of his world, destroyed by the empire. Against his plans, he joins a group of rebels and at some point finds himself leading the movement. can be expected moments of violence and explosions, but also altruism, redemption, space adventures, chases, robots and androids. (F)