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Is Californication safe for children?

TV-MA Comedy, Drama Not recommended
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Not recommended
# Californication - Parental Guide This mature drama follows a heavily flawed protagonist struggling with alcoholism, drug use, and sex addiction, featuring frequent strong language, sexual content, and violence throughout. The show's cynical tone and adult themes make it unsuitable for children and most teens. It's intended exclusively for mature adult viewers.
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Violence
Strong
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Language / Profanity
Strong
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Sexual Content
Moderate
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Horror / Scary
Moderate
Type
TV Show
Released
2007
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

David Duchovny
David Duchovny
Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone
Karen van der Beek
Evan Handler
Evan Handler
Charlie Runkle
Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon
Marcy Runkle
Full cast on IMDb ›
Medium stimulus

This adult drama has standard TV pacing with typical scene transitions and dialogue speed, but is completely inappropriate for infants and toddlers due to mature content including sexual situations, drug use, and strong language.

Stimulus rating reflects pacing, visual complexity, and sensory intensity — factors associated with attention development in children under 3. Learn more

Under 6
Not yet
Ages 6–8
Not recommended
Ages 9–12
Not recommended
Ages 13+
Not recommended

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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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