Legends

What’s it about?

A small team of customs agents work undercover to battle heroin smugglers in Britain in the 1990s.

The facts

• Starring Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) and Steve Coogan (Philomena)
• English language
• Runtime: Six episodes between 48 minutes and 74 minutes each
• Based on the true crime book, The Betrayer: How an Undercover Unit Infiltrated the Global Drug Trade, by Guy Stanton and Peter Walsh

Why did it get this rating?

This series was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Drug use and crime

There is explicit drug use. Heroin is shown being prepared and injected, and young people are shown passed out and overdosing.

Opium is shown being grown and manufactured into heroin. Multiple complex drug deals are outlined.

Offensive language

There is frequent offensive language, including “f*ck” and “sh*t”.

Violence

There is frequent violence shown. The strongest of this includes:

• Characters have a fistfight in a casino. A glass ashtray is broken over someone’s head and people are violently pushed over.
• Guns are shot at people in cars as they drive.
• A character is shot in the head and killed, and blood splatter is seen on the wall behind them.
• Characters throw Molotov cocktails through the windows of a residence to intentionally set it on fire.

When content stays with you

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?