Racy and irresistible, this Spanish import dazzles and intrigues - but think twice before showing it to teens, though it's supposed to be about high schoolers. A young Muslim woman is a strong character, and the show, while very edgy, has interesting things to say about race, class, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality.
Language includes 'f-k,' 'f-king,' and 's-t,' as well as bigoted language such as referring to a Muslim woman's hijab as a 'turban' and calling her 'Palestine.' A murder takes place in the show's running time we see the girl's dead, bloody body. Teens also buy and smoke hashish, smoke cigarettes, and drink to the point of vomiting, even with parents at the party. Another character tries to have sex with a girl so that he and his girlfriend can ruin her reputation. Iffy content is, in general, more intense than you'd find on an American teen-soap counterpart: characters have sex (with nude backsides exposed) in a variety of unusual and risky ways, including a girl who has sex with a boy so her boyfriend can secretly watch, a couple who enjoys having sex in public places, and a teen who uses a gay hookup app. Parents need to know that Elite is a Spanish-language drama about a murder that occurs after three scholarship students begin attending a upscale school.
