Parents Livid Over Disney+ Decision to Add Mature Content
By Movieguide® Contributor
Disney continues to receive backlash after the company announced that it would add mature content to their streaming service Disney+.
In March, Disney+ said that they would be adding more mature content like DAREDEVIL and THE PUNISHER, R-rated Marvel shows previously on Netflix.
Both shows contain violence, strong language, and other content that make them inappropriate for children. This led to the streaming service announcing parental control updates.
These updates include restricting content for specific profiles and using a PIN number to access mature content.
The Parents Television and Media Council released a statement about the changes to the site, applauding them for restricting mature content, but criticizing them for deciding to add shows that aren’t family-friendly:
“For more than 98 years, the Walt Disney Company has been synonymous with the words Family Friendly, and I can think of no other corporation in American history that has been built more squarely on the backs – and on the wallets – of parents and families. The company’s eponymous platform Disney+ logically marketed itself as a family-friendly streaming service, and parents have placed their trust in Disney to deliver just that. It seems wildly ‘off-brand’ for Disney+ to add TV-MA and R-rated programming to this platform, ostensibly to increase subscription revenue. So what comes next, adding live striptease performances in Fantasyland at Disney World?
While we applaud Disney+ for improving their parental controls, the mere presence of MA- and R-rated content violates the trust of families, and may well turn them off entirely.
There is no need for Disney+ to compete with the explicit content on other streaming platforms. Disney is already at a competitive advantage with a streaming platform that is the safest one out there for families. Its foray into TV-MA-rated fare will forever tarnish its family friendly crown.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Disney+’s decision to add mature content to the site:
Disney+ will add DAREDEVIL, THE PUNISHER, and AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. now that their time on Netflix has come to an end.
Netflix, who owned the rights to characters like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and the Punisher, previously found success with their dark takes on the comic book characters.
The shows will drop on Disney+ on March 16.
However, their ownership ended March 1, and Disney now has the rights to the shows and the characters. They’re already incorporating the characters in Marvel properties; DAREDEVIL star Charlie Cox had a small role as Matt Murdock in SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.
Even though fans are excited about the shows getting added to the streaming service, others are concerned with Disney’s plan for updated parental controls given that these series contain mature content such as extreme language and violence.
- Content: +1Share:
- Content: +1