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In Season 1, Episode 2, "Streets on Lock," Earn witnesses a man verbally abusing a transwoman in a jail cell after realizing she is transgender. The scene portrays raw transphobia and homophobia from other inmates. Later in Season 1, Episode 7, "B.A.N.," Paper Boi appears on a talk show where he faces criticism for past comments regarding Caitlyn Jenner, leading to a public discussion about transphobia and sexual fluidity. Season 3, Episode 1, "Three Slaps," features a white lesbian couple as abusive foster parents, a storyline inspired by the real-life Hart family murders, which brings a disturbing portrayal of a same-sex couple.

In one instance, a music manager is shown repeatedly kicking and punching an innocent man, showcasing brutal physical violence. Another scene details a man being graphically suffocated with a plastic cover placed over his face, with the entire disturbing event shown on screen. The Season 3 premiere, "Three Slaps," is based on the real-life Hart family murders where a lesbian couple killed themselves and their adopted children, and includes a scene where a child, Loquareeous, is physically punished by his family.

The Plugged In review explicitly notes the presence of "sex scenes and sexual content including nudity at a strip club" and mentions "casual sex" as a theme, particularly in Season 3. A Reddit thread confirms that Season 1, Episode 10, "The Jacket," features naked women in a strip club, and states that "most episodes have lots of sexual themes."

A parental guide notes that the "f-word is used 10 times and the s-word is heard three times. The n-word is used often. Other profanities include multiple utterances each of 'b–ch,' 'h-ll,' 'a–' and 'son of a b–ch'." Reddit discussions also confirm widespread "swearing and drug use seen throughout the entirety of the season," without significant censoring.

Season 3 features Darius explicitly stating he is "high" and that "the weed is good" in Amsterdam, going so far as to say the city, due to the weed, is "like Jesus." The overall content analysis mentions "casual and approved drug use" as a recurring element. Additionally, parental discussions indicate that "drug use" is among the "adult content" present, confirming its consistent appearance across the series.

The Season 3 premiere, "Three Slaps," is described as an "unusually dark showcase" that borrows from the disturbing true story of the Hart family, a lesbian couple who abused and killed their adopted Black children. In the same episode, the child character Loquareeous experiences a frightening dream sequence where he sees a CPS worker's head in a jar and his mother's ominous words, "these white people going to kill you," echoing in his mind. The adopted children also communicate nonverbally their shared fear of being killed by their foster parents.