Netflix viewers have expressed disgust over a controversial series that features explicit scenes.
Subscribers of the streaming service are considering canceling their memberships due to the current TV drama.
The series, which is based on the life of an adult film star, has ignited a fierce debate among viewers because of its graphic content.
A clip from the contentious series was posted and then swiftly removed from Netflix’s official Instagram account, drawing significant backlash online.
One viewer commented, “Now we have p*** on Netflix as well? Canceling the account while we speak, my kids can’t see this.”
Another viewer expressed concern, “Isn’t this inappropriate for a platform where KIDS FOLLOW YOU?!”
A third chimed in, “Are we just making p*** mainstream now? It’s pretty sickening that there is no warning on explicit content like this. Yet 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.”
“I’m not sure I like the direction Netflix is going,” another viewer added worriedly.
Another person wrote, “It’s 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.”
The show, based on true events, is described by the platform as “the story of how Rocco Siffredi escaped a humble life and became the world’s greatest p*** star.”
IMDb’s official synopsis adds: “Siffredi’s 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.”
The seven-part series, titled “Supers**,” features Alessandro Borghi as Siffredi, who appeared in over 1,500 X-rated films.
Francesca Manieri, the filmmaker behind the series, spoke to The Independent, saying, “My goal was to put men in front of themselves.”
“This is what we call the phallocentric system, the system in which the d* is the centrum of thought before everything.”
“So 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?”
Despite the controversy, the series has received some positive reviews from critics.
Rohan Naahar, writing for the Indian Times, says: “Borghi is endlessly watchable, even when the show threatens to fly off the rails. He gives Siffredi, who could’ve very easily come across as a detestable man, a sense of vulnerability.”
“It also helps that the character – at least the version of him created for the show – is always the first to point out his flaws. Self-awareness goes a long way in earning the audience’s sympathies because there is no bigger turn-off than watching a loose cannon fire away, without having any sense of the damage they’re causing.”
Aramide Tinubu writes in Variety: “Supers** isn’t just an examination of one man’s 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.”
