The Winter King

The majority of the characters are White men and women. Merlin, a Black man, is the only major character of color. The city of Avalon is a community of White and Black people in equal standing. A royal baby is born with a twisted foot and is called "crippled"; Merlin says there is evil in him and that he will bring death and ruin to the kingdom. It seems the baby's physical appearance is related to his dark prophecy.

The series features graphic and bloody battlefield scenes, including mutilated bodies and mass graves. There's a particularly intense scene in which a teen boy is impaled on a spike by pillagers. Men have brutal fights, and the show frequently uses flashbacks and flash-forwards filled with war and monsters. There's a scene showing a woman in extreme pain during childbirth. Additionally, it's depicted that some Britons have enslaved Saxons, and

People are shown kissing heavily and having sex. The king calls Arthur's mother "a whore." There's reference to rapes occurring during tribal invasions.

Frequent use of insult language and profanity, including "f--k."

Characters are sometimes shown drunk.