After watching the first couple of episodes, my wife and I were considering having our 8-year-old watch it with us. Then I noticed the TV-MA rating.
Not looking for spoilers, but like, is the show gonna take a bit of a turn, eventually? There hasn't been anything CLOSE to TV-M-worth thus far, in my mind.
Aside from this show, IMDB has a “Parents’ Guide” that goes a bit more in depth about what to watch out for, and even sometimes explains in what episodes those things happen.
It’s been helpful in cases like you’re experiencing, where yeah it’s rated whatever, but why it’s rated that way might determine who I let it watch it.
There's a little bit of horror at some points. Some of the really late stuff may be too much in intensity. I don't think they will get that far, but some mildly horrific things may start to show up around the end of the season. I think a teenager may handle it well, but I don't know about an eight year old since I don't have children. There also may be some partial nudity. I don't think they draw nipples if I remember right, but they're are bear breasts at some point.