If you have been weighing whether to filter Marshals, the Yellowstone spinoff, that calculation probably sounds familiar. The show is tamer than the flagship. Broadcast standards see to that. However, tamer is not the same thing as “being fine with it.”

Here is the thing nobody says out loud: “not that bad” became a standard without anyone agreeing to it.

Yellowstone Set a Bar You Never Agreed To

Nobody argues about Yellowstone. The Dutton saga racks up roughly 1,487 f-words across its run. Not to mention the sex, nudity, and brutal violence. Consequently, the decision to filter it makes itself. You set your preferences, you skip what you want to skip, and the ranch war stays intact.

One of its spinoffs is a different conversation. Marshals follows Kayce Dutton off the ranch and into an elite U.S. Marshals unit in Montana. Moreover, it is the first series in the Yellowstone universe built for broadcast television. Network TV has the whole Yellowstone universe on its best behavior. Relatively speaking.

That is exactly what makes this one tricky. The filter numbers are lower. Therefore, the question feels settled before you ask it.

What Is Actually in the Marshals Season 2 Premiere

Numbers beat vibes. So here is the breakdown for the season 2 premiere.

Filter options available: A total of 54 filterable moments in the episode, including:

• 12 instances of foul language
• 1 instance of blasphemy
• 37 acts of violence
• and more

By Yellowstone standards, that is practically a church picnic. Twelve words across an hour of television barely registers next to its parent show.

Where the Assumption Creeps In

A low number does something sneaky. It turns a preference into a negotiation.

Suddenly you are not deciding what you want to watch. Instead, you are building a case for why you get to want it. Only twelve words. It is network TV, after all. Surely you can sit through that. Because what are you, delicate?

Most people run that argument in their own head and lose it. Then they sit through the episode slightly on edge, half-listening for the next one. That is not watching. That is bracing.

Nobody made that rule. Nevertheless, it operates like one.

Twelve Can Be Twelve Too Many

There is no threshold you have to clear before your preference counts. Twelve can be twelve too many. So can one.

Maybe the violence does not faze you at all. You have seen worse, and the gunfights are half the reason you tuned in. Maybe the language is what pulls you out of the story. Or maybe it is the reverse entirely.

Both are fine. Neither needs defending.

The same goes for the room you are watching in. A show you would happily watch alone on a Tuesday is a different show with a nine-year-old on the couch. Likewise, it is a different show with your mother-in-law visiting. Your line moves, and it is allowed to.

Nobody gets a vote on that but you.

How to Filter Marshals on VidAngel

VidAngel is not a streaming service. It is a filtering layer that sits on top of the subscriptions you already pay for.

The setup takes a few minutes.

1. Start a VidAngel subscription
2. Link your Paramount+ account with VidAngel.
3. Set your filters by category. Language, violence, blasphemy, and the rest are all separate toggles.
4. Search for Marshals and press play from inside VidAngel.

One detail matters more than any other. Filters only apply when you watch through the VidAngel app or website. Opening Paramount+ directly bypasses your settings entirely, so start from VidAngel every time.

After that, your filters follow you. Set them once and every title on VidAngel respects them, whether you are deep in a Sheridan western or something else altogether. Additionally, you can adjust them whenever you want. Profiles keep separate settings, which helps when the household does not agree.

Want the full breakdown of what each category covers? Learn about our filter categories before you set yours.

The Rest of the Sheridan Universe Is Here Too

If Marshals is your entry point, the larger Yellowstone universe is worth a look with filters on. The flagship carries a heavy count. The prequels and Dutton Ranch also bring the grit of the frontier, which plays very differently once you have decided which parts you want.

The point is not that these shows need fixing. They are excellent television. Rather, the point is that excellent television should not come with a toll you did not agree to pay.

Browse all available titles on VidAngel to see what else has filters built.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I filter only the language and leave the violence alone?

Yes. Every category is independent. There are individual instances within each category. Turn language off, leave violence on. Mute only one curse word and leave the rest, or build any combination you want. Your filters, your call.

Will filtering make the episode hard to follow?

Filters work at the moment level. VidAngel skips or mutes specific seconds rather than cutting scenes or storylines. As a result, the plot stays intact and the pacing holds.

What if a show I want does not have filters yet?

Then please send us a request! Submit your filter requests on our website or mobile app.

Stop the Self-Negotiations

You do not need a worse show to justify a filter. You do not need a reason that would hold up in front of a jury of your friends. The bar is not “Is this bad enough?” The bar is “Do I want it?”

Twelve words. One blasphemy. Thirty-seven acts of violence. Keep all of it, skip all of it, or pick and choose. Kayce Dutton does his job either way.

Set your filters and watch it on your terms. Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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That’s not a character flaw. In fact, it’s a pretty reasonable position to hold.

Someone Made a Choice. You’re Allowed to Disagree.

The writers, producers, and studios behind your favorite shows make choices. Specifically, someone decided that more profanity, more explicit scenes, and more graphic violence make for better storytelling. That may be their creative vision. But it doesn’t have to be your viewing experience.

When a show is rated TV-MA, that rating reflects a set of decisions made by other people. It doesn’t mean those elements are essential to the story. It also doesn’t mean you’re obligated to sit through all of them. For many viewers, the actual plot, the characters, and the emotional arc are the reasons they watch. The gratuitous moments are just… there.

So why is tolerating them the default?

The Workaround Isn’t Working

Most people develop their own system. You check the rating before you start. You look up a parent guide and maybe read a content warning or two. Then you sit down, hope for the best, and spend half the show with your finger hovering near the remote.

But even with all that research, you’re still guessing. Ratings are broad. A TV-14 show can have almost no foul language, or it can have dozens of instances depending on the season. Moreover, none of that research tells you exactly when to look away. It just tells you to be ready.

And then there’s the other workaround: you just push through it. The show is genuinely good. The story is compelling. You’re not about to quit halfway through a season because of one uncomfortable scene. So you watch, you wince, and you move on.

Except it’s never just one scene, is it?

There’s a Better Way to Watch

VidAngel lets you filter exactly what you don’t want—language, violence, sexual content—from the shows you actually want to watch. Instead of researching what might be in a show, you decide what will be in your viewing experience.

This means you don’t have to abandon the good stuff. It also means you don’t have to sit through the parts that aren’t worth it. You can watch the show you came for, without the scenes you didn’t ask for.

VidAngel works as a layer on top of your existing streaming subscriptions: Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV, and more. You’re simply watching shows you already pay for, your way.

If you want to learn more about how filtering works, here’s a quick overview of the filter categories available: What Filters options do you provide? 

This Isn’t About Avoiding Great TV

It’s worth saying clearly: VidAngel users aren’t necessarily looking to watch less. They’re looking to watch more—more comfortably, more freely, and more often with the people they actually want to watch with.

Filtering doesn’t water down a show. It removes the specific elements you’ve chosen to skip, while leaving everything else intact. As a result, you stay engaged with the story rather than bracing for the next uncomfortable moment.

Great taste doesn’t require a high tolerance for things you never wanted to see in the first place.

Ready to Watch on Your Own Terms?

If you’ve been powering through scenes you’d rather skip or not watching something at all to avoid those scenes, there’s no reason to keep doing that. You’re not weird for wanting a better experience. You’re just someone who knows what they actually want to watch—and now you have a way to do it. 

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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Family movie night used to be simpler. You scrolled, picked something, and pressed play. Now there’s a whole ritual first. You check the rating. Google whether it’s okay for kids. You pre-screen the first episode alone, just in case.

That’s not paranoia. That’s a rational response to a real shift. TV-MA is now the fastest-growing rating category on television. Back in 2000, TV-MA content comprised about 10.5% of rated programming. Today it accounts for 43.4%. That’s four times the mature content in a single generation. Meanwhile, G and PG options have gotten harder to find. The shows everyone is talking about, the ones your kids hear about at school on Monday, are increasingly the ones with content that rules out a family audience by default.

The good news? You don’t have to choose between great content and your standards. VidAngel lets you filter exactly what you don’t want—language, violence, sexual content—so you can watch more of what you love, without the parts you didn’t sign up for.

The Workarounds People Already Try (And Why They Fall Short)

If you’ve been navigating mature content for any length of time, you’ve probably tried a few things.

Checking the rating. It’s a start, but ratings don’t tell you much. TV-MA covers everything from a few f-words to graphic violence to explicit sexual content. A rating gives you a category. It doesn’t give you control.

Using parent review sites. These resources can be useful. However, they require you to go somewhere else to research each title individually before you watch it. By the time you’ve read three detailed breakdowns, movie night is half over.

Fast-forwarding through the rough parts. This one’s a classic. The problem is that you can’t fast-forward through what you didn’t see coming. And even when you do catch something, you’re the one sitting there with the remote, making a split-second judgment call in front of everyone.

Sticking to only G and PG titles. This works, but only until your options run out. With mature content quadrupling over the past 25 years, limiting yourself to the cleanest tier means passing on most of what’s available.

None of these solutions are bad. They’re just incomplete. They put the burden back on you, every single time.

How VidAngel Works

VidAngel connects to your existing streaming subscriptions and applies your content preferences in real time as you watch. It works with Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.

Once you’re set up, you choose what to filter. You can turn off profanity, sexual content, nudity, or violence individually or in any combination. VidAngel skips or mutes those moments as you watch through the VidAngel app. The story stays intact. You just decide what’s in it (and what’s not).

There’s no research required. No pre-screening. No hand on the remote.

You decide what stays. Then you press play.

What You Can Filter

VidAngel offers filters across several categories, including:

• Language: includes specific types like f-words, blasphemy, and slurs, filterable individually
• Sexual content and nudity: From suggestive scenes to explicit content
• Violence and gore
• Other content: includes drug use, drinking, and other categories depending on the title

The number of filter options varies by title. That level of specificity means you’re not stuck choosing between “watch everything” and “skip the whole show.”

You can also learn more about VidAngel’s filter categories here.

Ready to Watch on Your Terms?

Four times the TV-MA content in a single generation is a real shift. VidAngel gives you a way to respond to that shift on your own terms, rather than just accepting it or opting out entirely.

You set the filters. You press play.

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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But here is the thing. If there are parts you would rather skip past, should your family really have to sit through them only to hit the remote at exactly the right second?

5 second run-down of The Hunting Wives

• The show premiered on July 21, 2025 on Netflix
• It became the most streamed show in the United States during its debut week with over 5.2 million views and 2 billion minutes watched
• Known for its bold and sexual content, The Hunting Wives explores scandal in a Texas social circle and has become addictive for many viewers
• 455 instances of profanity, 236 f-bombs
• 120 instances of blasphemy
• 181 instances of nudity/sex

Why VidAngel Is the Solution

If you find yourself scrambling to skip certain scenes, that is exactly why VidAngel exists.

• VidAngel lets you filter content before you start watching. You can silence profanity, skip nudity and violence.
• You decide what stays and what goes.
• VidAngel works with platforms like Netflix, Amazon Channels, Peacock and Apple TV+

No more frantic remote-hitting or awkward silences. VidAngel gives you a smooth, tailored viewing experience from the very start. You protect your peace of mind and align your streaming with your values. Whether for families, couples, or individuals who simply prefer certain content boundaries, VidAngel makes it possible to watch on your own terms.

Brittany Snow’s fast-forward story may be funny, but it should also be a warning. This is not the first time an actor’s loved one scrambled for the remote, and it won’t be the last. You do not need to rely on quick reflexes when you can set your preferences ahead of time. VidAngel makes it easy.

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Turns out, it’s not just us. Even the stars of these shows can’t always stomach watching their own scenes with loved ones. And some of them go to great lengths to avoid it.

Sydney Sweeney
In an interview, Sweeney shared that her dad and grandpa didn’t make it through one of her scenes in Euphoria.

“They turned it off and walked out. I didn’t prepare my dad at all.”
Translation: Even Emmy-nominated performances have an eject button.

Regé-Jean Page
Before the world knew him as the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton, Page forgot to warn his family about the show’s infamous steaminess.

“Everyone made their tactical cups of tea and left the room.”
Tea: the polite British exit strategy.

Nicola Coughlan
Her mom wasn’t thrilled with the Bridgerton romance either.

“I asked if they could make a version without the racy bits—for my mom.”
Nicola, if you’re reading this… we’ve got you.

Brittany Snow
Her mom developed a very proactive approach when watching Pitch Perfect 3.

“Oh, we’ve got to fast forward again. Nope, fast forward again.”
We call that “manual filtering.” Effective? Sure. Enjoyable? Not so much.

Patrick Schwarzenegger
When The White Lotus aired, Schwarzenegger simply… opted out.

“There are scenes I will not be watching with them. I leave the room.”
A bold use of the “Irish Goodbye,” Hollywood edition.

Sharon Horgan
Her daughter’s reaction to seeing her mom in a sex scene was… less than supportive.

“What are you doing? Why would you do that?” she said, storming off.
Because nothing says family bonding like a walk of shame to the kitchen.

Sound familiar? Check out “Family Cut Suitable for Grandma.”

When even the actors don’t want their families to see it, why should ours?

That’s why VidAngel exists. Our service gives you control over what’s on your screen. Whether it’s skipping the nudity, muting the language, or trimming the most graphic violence, you decide what you see and what you skip.

Because family movie night should be remembered for the laughter, not the awkward silence.

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Perhaps you’ve been there: settling in for a movie night with people you love. The trailer promised inspiration. The reviews were glowing. And then, just a few minutes in, the atmosphere shifts. The tone turns. You reach for the remote, unsure of how to explain what’s now unfolding on the screen. You weren’t warned. But now you’re watching something you never intended to.

If you’ve ever wondered why this matters—not just for your family, but for culture at large—you’re not alone.

Conviction Over Compromise

In an industry where compromise often passes for currency, actor Neal McDonough took a different path. One paved with conviction, loss, and ultimately, creative control. Best known for his roles in Band of Brothers, Yellowstone, and Justified, McDonough didn’t just play characters with strong moral codes, he lived by one.

In 2010, he was fired from ABC’s Scoundrels for refusing to film sex scenes with his co-star. His reason? “These lips are meant for one woman,” he said, referring to his wife of over two decades. He wasn’t grandstanding or demanding. He was simply holding to what he believed.

“So they fired me,” Neal McDonough later said. “I couldn’t get a job. I lost my beautiful house in Los Angeles. My Mercedes. Everything I thought I needed to feel successful. It crushed me.”

And yet, he didn’t bend.

Years earlier, he’d drawn a similar line on Desperate Housewives. The show’s creator, Marc Cherry, rewrote scenes to accommodate McDonough’s standards. It can be done. But it takes clarity and courage.

Why This Matters at Home

Now, why does that matter to us?

Because if there’s a concern about creating a scene from actors in the industry, it’s absolutely valid to have your concerns at home. Neal took a stand. So can you. You don’t have to say yes.

Neal McDonough once said, “Killing people on screen—that’s fake. But being in bed with another woman on screen? That’s real.” For him, boundaries weren’t just professional. They were personal. Generational. Anchored in promises made and values upheld.

And while we may not all be actors on a set, we are all participants in a culture shaped by what we consume. These moments on screen carry weight.

A 2016 study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that sexualized media can alter how people perceive intimacy and relationships. It can feed confusion, heighten discomfort, and skew expectations; especially among younger viewers.

These scenes don’t stay on the screen. They echo. They normalize what should be questioned. And they place families in a difficult position: choose between a good story… or your standards.

Consent, Not Censorship

That’s why VidAngel exists.

Not to censor—but to give consent back to the viewer.

With VidAngel, families can filter out sex, nudity, profanity, and graphic violence. Preserving what matters in the story without sacrificing what matters most in the home. Because meaningful storytelling doesn’t require moral compromise.

Not every viewer wants to explain nudity to their 12-year-old mid-episode. Not every parent should have to preview content alone. And if the only thing holding a scene together is shock value or skin… maybe it wasn’t that compelling to begin with.

Neal McDonough’s career is now booming with Project Blue Book, Sonic the Hedgehog, Homestead, The Shift and most recently The Last Rodeo, where he finally shares an on-screen kiss…with his real-life wife.

That’s not cancellation. That’s conviction. And it proves something powerful:

There is a better way to create. And there is a better way to consume.

If actors deserve protection from scenes they don’t consent to, maybe your home does too.

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