Our take
The Platform 2 returns to a vertical prison where food descends floor by floor. Expect starvation cruelty, assaults, blood, constant f-word language, and a woman tied naked to the platform as punishment. Suicide is named as a choice that would doom others. Harsh social horror. Older teens and adults only
Story (may spoil tone)
After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Murders, assaults between cellmates, and a prison that runs on hunger a…
Murders, assaults between cellmates, and a prison that runs on hunger and force
Language Frequent strong language, including the f-word, shouted between floors
Frequent strong language, including the f-word, shouted between floors
Sex / nudity Public nudity appears as prison punishment. It is not a sex scene
Public nudity appears as prison punishment. It is not a sex scene
Drugs / alcohol Wine is offered as a last-dinner reward
Wine is offered as a last-dinner reward
Frightening Claustrophobic prison horror and the dread of who will be next
Claustrophobic prison horror and the dread of who will be next
Self-harm / suicide Someone calls a plan suicide for everyone left behind. Not a how-to, st…
Someone calls a plan suicide for everyone left behind. Not a how-to, still dark
Sexual violence A woman is stripped and tied as punishment. Humiliating, not a rape sce…
A woman is stripped and tied as punishment. Humiliating, not a rape scene
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Blood splatters, killing, and a body-count that is part of the monthly…
Blood splatters, killing, and a body-count that is part of the monthly reset
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image Prisoners starve while food is used as a control system
Prisoners starve while food is used as a control system
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 Characters note how many people died last month. Loss is systemic, not…
Characters note how many people died last month. Loss is systemic, not intimate
Talk after watching
- The system forces people to choose who eats. What does that do to empathy?
- Punishment includes public nudity. Why is humiliation used as control?