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Is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners safe for your child?
Age guide
18+
We advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from age 18 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk).
- 5-8
- This animated series is not suitable for this age group due to its TV-MA rating, which indicates mature themes, strong language, graphic violence, and nudity.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range should not watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as it contains explicit content, including intense gore, sexual situations, and drug use, which are far beyond their developmental understanding.
- 13-15
- While some teens may be drawn to the animation style, the show's mature themes, including cybernetic body modification, corporate exploitation, and the harsh realities of a dystopian future, are presented with graphic detail and are intended for adult audiences.
- 16+
- Older teens might appreciate the complex narrative and character development within the Cyberpunk universe, but parents should be aware of the pervasive violence, strong language, and adult situations, which are central to the show's mature themes and presentation.
Set in the dystopian Night City, this anime follows a street kid trying to survive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw. It's a violent and gritty story with mature themes and explicit content.
- Age guide
- 18+
- Overall risk
- 8/10
- Violence
- 10/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 8/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 9/10
- Language
- 9/10
- Influence
- 8/10
What parents should know
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated series rated TV-MA due to its graphic violence, strong language, nudity, and mature themes set in a dystopian future. It is explicitly not intended for children or younger teenagers, and parental controls on Netflix should be used to restrict access. The show explores complex adult topics through intense visual content.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
Parentwise puts Cyberpunk: Edgerunners at 18+. We advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from age 18 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk). Violence scores 10/10, language 9/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 9/10.
Can a 10 year old watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
Not by default: we advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from 18+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range should not watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as it contains explicit content, including intense gore, sexual situations, and drug use, which are far beyond their developmental understanding.
Can a 12 year old watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
Not by default: we advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from 18+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range should not watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as it contains explicit content, including intense gore, sexual situations, and drug use, which are far beyond their developmental understanding.
Can a 13 year old watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?
Not by default: we advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from 18+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. While some teens may be drawn to the animation style, the show's mature themes, including cybernetic body modification, corporate exploitation, and the harsh realities of a dystopian future, are presented with graphic detail and are intended for adult audiences.
Is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners appropriate for kids?
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated series rated TV-MA due to its graphic violence, strong language, nudity, and mature themes set in a dystopian future. Parentwise rates Cyberpunk: Edgerunners overall as high risk (8/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 9/10.
Is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners family friendly?
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is one of the higher-risk titles we rate, so treat it as supervised rather than family viewing. It is explicitly not intended for children or younger teenagers, and parental controls on Netflix should be used to restrict access.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated series rated TV-MA due to its graphic violence, strong language, nudity, and mature themes set in a dystopian future. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (9/10).
Is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners safe for kids?
We advise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners from age 18 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk). It is explicitly not intended for children or younger teenagers, and parental controls on Netflix should be used to restrict access.
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