Netflix viewers have been left āsickenedā by a controversial series that includes graphic scenes.
Fans of the streaming giant are threatening to cancel their subscriptions over theĀ TVĀ drama thatās airing now.
Based on the life of anĀ adult star, itās sparked a heated debate with viewers due to certain scenes.
A clip of the divisive show was shared, then quickly deleted, on Netflixās officialĀ InstagramĀ account ā while online it garnered aĀ lotĀ of negative feedback.
One person wrote: āNow we have p*** on Netflix as well? Canceling the account while we speak, my kids canāt see this.ā
Another agreed: āIsnāt this inappropriate for a platform where KIDS FOLLOW YOU?!ā
āAre we just making p*** mainstream now? Itās pretty sickening that there is no warning on explicit content like this,ā a third viewer questioned. āYet women who post a picture breastfeeding are flagged. This should be a separate category on Netflix if you want to put stuff like this out.ā
āIām not sure I like the direction Netflix is going,ā a further concerned fan opined.
Somebody else penned: āItās really sad that this is accepted in modern culture. The hyper-s**ualisation of our society and generation is depressing and degrading to the value of both genders.ā
The platform describes the show, inspired by true events, as āthe story of how Rocco Siffredi escaped a humble life and emerged as the worldās greatest p*** star.ā
In its official synopsis for the show, IMDb adds: āSiffrediās family, his origins, his relationship, and the context that led him to embark on his path in p****graphy and accept that the demon in his body is compatible with love.ā
The seven-part series, calledĀ Supers**, stars Alessandro Borghi as Siffredi, who starred in over 1,500 X-rated films.
Francesca Manieri, the filmmaker behind the series, tellsĀ The Independent: āMy goal was to put men in front of themselves.
āThis is what we call the phallocentric system, the system in which the d*** is the centrum of the thought before everything.
āSo what can you do right now, 2024, to understand the relationship between men and women? And how can men put themselves in front of the image of their symbolic d*** and try to deconstruct all of this?ā
Despite the controversy, the film has generated some positive reviews from critics.
Rohan Naahar writes for theĀ Indian Times: āBorghi is endlessly watchable, even when the show threatens to fly off the rails. He gives Siffredi, who couldāve very easily come across as a detestable man, a sense of vulnerability.
āIt also helps that the character ā at least the version of him created for the show ā is always the first to point out his flaws. Self-awareness goes a long way in earning the audienceās sympathies because there is no bigger turn-off than watching a loose cannon fire away, without having any sense of the damage theyāre causing.ā
Aramide Tinubu echoes inĀ Variety: āSupers**Ā isnāt just an examination of one manās life and career but a look at the lives people create, however unconventional when they dare to move through the world as their most authentic selves.ā
Watch the trailer for the controversial new show hereā¦
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