Clever tween sci-fi series; some violence and scares.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 9+?
Any Positive Content?
Violence & Scariness
a lot
Aggression between characters, lots of threatened violence and peril, but the violence is implied or off screen. Characters have fantasy weapons (deadly lasers, no guns or knives). There are scenes when entire civilizations are wiped out, but it's from a distance and abstracted so the reality of the violence isn't clear. Lots of tense moments with foreboding-looking characters and music.
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Main character Mila is brave, smart, and makes good choices. She's kind and has good interpersonal skills. She also feels very "real" -- she has strong emotions like any teenager, but is quite emotionally mature.
Positive Messages
some
Messages around bravery, doing the right thing, and trying to help others.
Diverse Representations
some
The Brazilian series reflects the multicultural makeup of the country, but racial/ethnic identities are not part of the storyline.
Some social-emotional themes modeled, but not the focus of the content.
Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Mila in the Multiverse is a sci-fi series where characters travel between multiple universes. There's a fair amount of scariness and violence -- the evil Operator characters are pretty foreboding, and frequently make threats on the characters' lives. While the content is great for tweens, viewers who don't know Portuguese or Spanish will need to read subtitles of the dialogue; the amount of reading may make it more suitable for slightly older kids.
Nice storyline. There are some kissing scenes between LGBTQ characters.
What's the Story?
In MILA IN THE MULTIVERSE, Sao Paolo teen Mila can't figure out why her inventor mom Elis has been so distant recently. On her 16th birthday, Mila finds out that the mysterious device her mom has been tinkering on has the power to transport people between parallel universes in which many of Mila's friends and teachers exist as different versions of themselves. Mila's mom has been trying to thwart the evil Operators, a group of black-cloaked villains who want to exterminate all the universes. When Mila gets separated from her mom, it's up to her and her friends to continue the mission of keeping people in all the universes alive.
Tweens and teens into slightly creepy sci-fi will love this show; the parallel universe conceit is super fun, and kids will enjoy seeing how all of the characters act (and dress) in each universe. Mila in the Multiverse is well acted, and lead Laura Luz shines. The characters straddle the fine line between being wholesome role models while still feeling real enough that kids will identify with them. The only bummer for kids who don't know Portuguese or Spanish is that the series isn't available dubbed in English, so the subtitle reading could turn away some potential fans. Otherwise, Mila in the Multiverse is perfect for the whole family to watch together.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Mila and her friends, who show a tremendous amount of courage. Do you think you would be brave enough to try to save all the universes?
Which of Mila's universes would you most like to live in, and why?
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