School Spirits
TV Show • 2023 • Mystery
ReportMaddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory.
This tv show contains 66 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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annco123
The show follows a group of ghosts, some of whom died unexpectedly.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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annco123
One of the main themes of the show is that the main character's mom was extremely neglectful.
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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annco123
The main character has a complex relationship with her mother. Although she wants her mother to have a good life, I don’t think it's ever implied that she forgives her.
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annco123
S1
Not exactly but I think it's implied. A young girl is shown cowering as her mom yells. Another young girl runs away from home for unspecified reasons. A teenage boy implies that his father doesn't care about him.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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satoukai
S2
A 15 year old was slapped by her father in a flashback
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Alcohol & drugs
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Alcoholism
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I’m fairly certain a rat is squashed by a cinderblock in episode 2. The rat is under a rug. However, I got nervous and fast forwarded really aggressively so I am not sure
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Are animals abused?
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GamrGrl09
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Minute 31:11 a guy drops a cinder block on a mouse. Nothing is shown. There’s some sqeaking sounds before but not after
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Assault
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satoukai
S2
Janet gets slapped by her dad in a flashback
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Is someone held under water?
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willow19767
is the finale of season 2 maddie is kinda drowining and her mom is pulling her under
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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cheesemelt
S2
E6
Described but not shown during the reunion scenes
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Is someone restrained?
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cheesemelt
S2
A character is tied to a chair in the cabin scenes.
Another character is tied to a chair in the school towards the end of season 2.
Several characters are trapped in a room.
Another character is tied to a chair in the school towards the end of season 2.
Several characters are trapped in a room.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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annco123
Not explicitly, but a (teenage) character is shown watching other (teenage) boys in the showers. Also, a teenage boy showering at school after hours pretends to feel uncomfortable that his coach walked in, to avoid getting in trouble.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Azrae
S2
However not on screen in one of the later episodes of S2, does have an accidental wound from shaving
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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S1
While we do not see her death, a character talks about the fact she was strangled
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Anonymous
S1
E4
We do not see her death, but one of the ghosts was crushed by a stage light. I believe this was mentioned in both episodes 3 and 4
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Is someone choked?
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annco123
Not on screen, but a character talks about being strangled to death.
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Is someone burned alive?
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ollieolllieoxenfree
S1
A teacher and a student are mentioned to have died in a classroom fire
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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ollieolllieoxenfree
Someone is mentioned to have been strangled to death
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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annco123
Maddie is shown tripping down stairs a few times. She never gets injured from this and it's not particularly graphic.
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Is there excessive gore?
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There is gore but I wouldn't say it's excessive
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
Teens. Whole plot of show
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Is a minor sexualized?
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annco123
I'm not sure how old the characters are exactly, but they are high schoolers and they are shown kissing and discussing sex. It's not overdone but it does happen.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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ollieolllieoxenfree
A lot of the major characters are already dead, this story is about ghosts
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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annco123
A character's father died sometime before the start of the show.
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Does someone cheat?
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Anonymous
Teenaged boy cheats on girlfriend
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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ipyphani
All of the main characters are ghosts
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Are there jump scares?
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Megaminxxie
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E2
Jump scare towards the end of the episode when two characters pick up a piece of phone, a teacher appears behind them suddenly.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Anonymous
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Locker room
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Is someone possessed?
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annco123
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E8
SPOILER: yes, end of S1E8
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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E5
Season One, episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, & 8 are safe!! Ep 5 is not safe. Claire v* into garbage can, very very quick and just audio. Mute/cover ears when she starts walking weirdly from the bench and towards the garbage can at the homecoming game, it’s easy to predict
Season Two, episodes 1, 2, & 3 are safe. I’ll
update as I watch
Season Two, episodes 1, 2, & 3 are safe. I’ll
update as I watch
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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cheesemelt
One of the main parent characters is the sheriff. While many characters voice criticism, there seems to be a general tone of “save the day” with respect to cops and sheriffs.
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Is there incarceration?
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cheesemelt
Both Sandra and Derek (adults) are detained by law enforcement, at least briefly. They are not depicted behind bars or in a jail or prison, but Sandra at least is depicted in sheriff custody and asking to leave.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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ollieolllieoxenfree
One of the ghosts describes how the boy he had a crush on outed him to his parents before he died
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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One of the boy characters is in the hospital for about an episode
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Mental Health
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annco123
Yes. The main character struggles with memory loss and disorientation. Another character is frequently shown to be "lost in her own world." Dissociation isn't explicitly mentioned but I think it's shown explicitly enough to warrant a warning.
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cheesemelt
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E8
Spoilers.
An adult ghost narrates that he began to attempt suicide, stopped, and then died by accident.
An adult ghost narrates that he began to attempt suicide, stopped, and then died by accident.
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Is there misophonia?
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Anonymous
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Load chewing
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Sophiphi
S1
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It was a guess of how the main character died but not true
It was a guess of how the main character died but not true
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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cheesemelt
Lots of f*** swears
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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cheesemelt
Overhead fluorescent lights flicker during key scenes.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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annco123
The premise of the show is that ghosts exist and can't be seen by living people.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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ollieolllieoxenfree
I didn't catch any slurs but one of the ghosts is gay and died in the nineties, and there's some period typical homophobic bullying in his flashback scenes
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Sophiphi
One of the ghosts is gay ((spoiler kinda) and in the second season a character I don’t think explicitly says he’s gay but he does like a guy)
!!But them dying is unrelated!!
!!But them dying is unrelated!!
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
S1
E4
The gay teen talks about how he was bullied, and we even see a flashback of him being made fun of for being gay
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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satoukai
S1
E3
a highschool senior explains that one of her teachers “thought they were one thing”, this probably implies that the teacher had some sort of “crush” on her, but it was not reciprocated at all.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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cheesemelt
Afterlife is a major theme of this ghost story. Ghost characters discuss “passing on” and speculate about going to good or bad places afterwards, implicitly heaven and hell. One ghost talks about being a Buddhist and therefore not believing in this talk. Simon talks to Nicole about how they were both raised Catholic and believe in purgatory.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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cheesemelt
“Scars” are described as personal hells. Other discussions of passing on allude to hell.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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StarkidStan
Shirtless people, you see Wally's full butt in season 2
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Main character loses virginity in second season
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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annco123
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S1E1, a gay teenage boy is shown spying on other teenage boys who are showering. He says that he "enjoys the view" and begins to justify that it's "not creepy because he's a ghost" before the scene changes.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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There is a sex scene in the second season
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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cheesemelt
Asthma.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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cheesemelt
S2
Discussed with respect to Eugene (rather ageistly)
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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cheesemelt
S2
Runaway teen in season 2 is temporarily homeless after all her money is stolen
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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annco123
A car crashes into a tree.
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Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
S1
Car crashes, we do not see the initial crash and nobody is harmed. But we do see the car in the tree
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Anonymous
S1
E2
A girl almost drowns after hitting her head when swimming laps in the pool. She is revived through CPR
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Is there blood/gore?
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E1
Blood on the wall. S1E1/2.
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