Mint
NZ release: 17 May 2026
Drug use, offensive language, sex scenes, violence Rated on: 17 May 2026
Mint, Episodes 1-2
What’s it about?
Unconventional crime drama and romance that reimagines the classic Romeo and Juliet story. Set in industrial Scotland, the eight-part series follows 22-year-old Shannon, the sheltered daughter of a powerful local crime boss. Her life shifts when she falls for Arran, a young man who has recently arrived in town and belongs to a rival crime family.
The facts
- Directed by Charlotte Regan
- English language
- Runtime: each episode is approximately 30 minutes in duration
- BBC studios
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by Neon. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Drug use
References about ‘powder in the portaloo only please’ at a party.
Sex scenes
There are off-hand jokes between adults about Nan having slept with all the men.
We briefly we overhear audio from a podcast about sex, references to ‘wet folds’.
Sexual references in a conversation between a young woman and her Nan talking about who they have their eye on at the party. There’s reference to “Pedo Pete”, and another character is described as a ‘hot young piece of meat’.
In a montage scene we see a clothed young woman lying on top of her bed moving and moaning, implying masturbation. Very little detail is shown as it rapidly cuts to an armed defender raid.
Violence
We briefly see gang fights, with suited men raising fists and weapons at each other in slow motion.
At a party men in suits are made to fist fight for ‘party games’. We see the fighting in slow motion with people cheering on the fighters. We later see the fighters with mild injuries (black eye, bloody nose).
Offensive language
Very brief offensive language in the first episode: ‘get in the f*cking car’.
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