# Shows with no murder, mayhem or rape **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 26, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128 "2022-12-26T15:36:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/61 "2022-12-28T12:28:33Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Derry Girls is indeed excellent. A rare example of a show that ran as long as it should and ended well. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/62 "2022-12-28T13:08:14Z")
I enjoy **Kingdom**. There are no evil people in it, the main character is a kindly lawyer who not only helps with his clients’ legal issues but helps them become better people as well. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/63 "2022-12-28T18:45:59Z")
If isn’t _Christmas Story_, then no I will not watch anything _sans_ murder, mayhem or grape. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/64 "2022-12-28T20:16:20Z")
Misread. NM. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/65 "2022-12-28T20:44:30Z")
I’ve pivoted away from broadcast TV since I’ve canceled cable and mainly watch YT episodes of people doing things outside. I guess their channels have been monetized and they get extra cash from their Patreons who subscribe but it’s a simple self sufficient life among the women and men who are the Solo sailors and Solo backpackers I watch. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/66 "2022-12-28T23:55:48Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > If you can enjoy something subtitled, [Midnight Diner](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Diner_(Japanese_TV_series)) is on Netflix See Post 23 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/67 "2022-12-29T01:07:55Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I enjoy **Kingdom**. There are no evil people in it, the main character is a kindly lawyer who not only helps with his clients’ legal issues but helps them become better people as well. This was a UK show starring Stephen Fry as a small-town solicitor. Though it was a very nice show, I think it was cancelled before a couple of long-standing plot elements were resolved. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/68 "2022-12-29T02:25:13Z")
If you’re up for comedies, I don’t think anyone has yet recommended _The Good Place_, which is fantastic. It’s serious and though-provoking while still being funny, but manages that without ever really getting dark. The other two “best comedies” of the past 5 years or so, imho, are _Fleabag_ and _Bojack Horseman_. But both do go dark, and have death and sadness and so forth. For dramas, it’s harder to find ones that are really top-notch without any darkness. I second _Somebody, Somewhere_. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/69 "2022-12-29T02:31:59Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I don’t think anyone has yet recommended _The Good Place_ See Posts 56 and 58 🙂 > [@MaxTheVool](#): > > _Fleabag_ and _Bojack Horseman_ _Fleabag_ is one of my recommendations above. It’s all about effed-up relationships, but no murder, mayhem, or rape–but plenty of people treating each other terribly. I didn’t recommend _Bojack Horseman_, because I think there _is_ some murder, mayhem, or rape, or some combination thereof. It’s been a while since I watched it, so I can’t be sure just going from memory. It’s a cartoon–I don’t know whether that makes a difference. It’s a very dark, adult cartoon, with a heavy focus on emotional abuse of children and adults (maybe some physical abuse also), PTSD, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and a ton of really heavy stuff. With jokes. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/70 "2022-12-29T02:51:56Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > _Fleabag_ is one of my recommendations above. It’s all about effed-up relationships, but no murder, mayhem, or rape–but plenty of people treating each other terribly. Well, the entire first season (this is not a meaningful spoiler) revolves around the main character’s depression over the recent death of her best friend… so not technically murder or mayhem or rape, but might not be what the OP is looking for (despite being AMAZING). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/71 "2022-12-29T03:28:11Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > Joe Pera Talks with You. The absolute opposite of ‘mayhem’. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/72 "2022-12-29T06:10:43Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > See Post 23 🙂 🤦 ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/73 "2022-12-29T09:16:58Z")
[_The Flying Witch_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Witch), a Japanese anime series, a good, gentle example of the [Iyashikei or “healing” genre](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Iyashikei). As you might guess, these are known for primarily or entirely being devoid of murder, mayhem, etc. Usually plenty of cooking and light gardening, though. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/74 "2022-12-29T19:03:14Z")
I really like the _Great Pottery Throwdown_, a reality art show on HBO. It’s cool seeing all the personalities and what people come up with and the judge usually cries when something inspires him. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/75 "2022-12-29T19:34:47Z")
I enjoyed _The Kominsky Method_ on Netflix. A couple of off screen old people deaths but no mayhem. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/76 "2023-01-03T04:20:39Z")
Both the British and American series of Ghosts. Yes, the backstory of some of the ghosts are murder, but they’re only mentioned in backstory episodes and not in a dramatic or gruesome manner. Yes, skip them if you want absolutely no murder, but you’ll be missing out. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/77 "2023-01-03T13:43:15Z")
For those who recommended Detectorists and Corner Gas - thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/78 "2023-01-03T14:26:58Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Detectorists and Corner Gas Detectorists is a wonderful show. I haven’t seen Corner Gas. Anyone know what service carries it in the U.S.? ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/79 "2023-01-03T14:54:22Z")
We are watching it on Freevee. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128/80 "2023-01-03T17:06:13Z")
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