Our take
Oscar Shaw sends retired detective Oscar Shaw hunting the people behind his friend's murder. Streaming action-drama with steady profanity, bar drinking, gun standoffs, child abduction references, and grief speeches. Reviews call it a slow-burn procedural with brief shootouts, not a nonstop action fest. Best for older teens who accept urban crime violence and vengeance themes
Uplifting themes
Justice and community matter, but revenge tone dominates
Story (may spoil tone)
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to protect.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Shootouts, gun threats, and vigilante beatdowns punctuate a slow-burn p…
Shootouts, gun threats, and vigilante beatdowns punctuate a slow-burn plot
Language Steady s-word and milder curses in urban dialogue
Steady s-word and milder curses in urban dialogue
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Bar drinking and drunk backstory appear
Bar drinking and drunk backstory appear
Frightening Abduction talk and crime-district dread add unease
Abduction talk and crime-district dread add unease
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse Child abduction references sit inside the urban crime plot
Child abduction references sit inside the urban crime plot
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Corpse discovery and shootings; not gore-heavy
Corpse discovery and shootings; not gore-heavy
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Friend's murder and public grief speeches drive Oscar
Friend's murder and public grief speeches drive Oscar
Talk after watching
- Oscar grieves before he retaliates. How is revenge different from justice?
- Andre becomes a kid caught in Oscar's orbit. What duty do adults have to protect bystanders?