Netflix viewers have been left ‘sickened’ by a controversial series that includes graphic scenes.
Fans of the streaming giant are threatening to cancel their subscriptions over the TV drama that’s airing now.
Based on the life of an adult star, it’s sparked a heated debate with viewers due to certain scenes.
A clip of the divisive show was shared, then quickly deleted, on Netflix’s official Instagram account – while online it garnered a lot of negative feedback.
One person wrote: “Now we have p*** on Netflix as well? Canceling the account while we speak, my kids can’t see this.”
Another agreed: “Isn’t this inappropriate for a platform where KIDS FOLLOW YOU?!”
“Are we just making p*** mainstream now? It’s pretty sickening that there is no warning on explicit content like this,” a third viewer questioned. “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,” a further concerned fan opined.
Somebody else penned: “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 platform describes the show, inspired by true events, as ‘the story of how Rocco Siffredi escaped a humble life and emerged as the world’s greatest p*** star.’
In its official synopsis for the show, IMDb 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, called Supers**, stars Alessandro Borghi as Siffredi, who starred in over 1,500 X-rated films.
Francesca Manieri, the filmmaker behind the series, tells The Independent: “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 the 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 film has generated some positive reviews from critics.
Rohan Naahar writes for the Indian Times: “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 echoes 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.”
It’s a particularly packed month in terms of both film and TV.
We recently compiled a list of 20 huge movies quietly added to Netflix in the last few weeks – you can read that right here.
On top of this, we’ve now gathered information on all of the streamer’s original releases for March 2024, which you can find below:
Netflix original movies arriving in March
Spaceman – Mar 1
Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late. Directed by Johan Renck (Chernobyl) and based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia.
Mal (Bill Nighy) is the manager of England’s homeless football team, taking his players to Rome with the hope of being crowned champions of the Homeless World Cup, a global street soccer tournament. At the last minute he decides to bring with them a talented striker Vinny (Micheal Ward), who could give them a real chance at winning, but only if he’s ready to let go of his past and become part of the team.
In this remake of the classic ’50s thriller, a powerhouse team has less than 24 hours to transport two trucks full of explosives across a hostile region and prevent a terrible catastrophe.
Somebody Feed Phil Season 7 – Mar 1
Blood & Water Season 4 – Mar 1
Furies – Mar 1
Hot Wheels Let’s Race – Mar 4
The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping – Mar 5
Full Swing Season 2 – Mar 6
Supersex – Mar 6
This Italian series reveals how and when Rocco Tano – a simple guy from Ortona – became Rocco Siffredi, the most famous pornstar in the world.
The Gentleman – Mar 7
A spin-off of the Guy Ritchie movie of the same name, The Gentleman sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit his father’s sizeable country estate – only to discover it’s part of a cannabis empire. Moreover, a host of unsavoury characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation. Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.
The Signal – Mar 7
After months in space, a reunion for astronaut Paula and her family seems close enough to touch. But when Paula’s plane vanishes without a trace, her husband Sven and daughter Charlie are left behind – distraught, distressed, and with a terrifying riddle that Paula left them from her travels. This German sci-fi series consists of four 60-minute episodes.
ARA San Juan: The Submarine That Disappeared – Mar 7
Young Royals Season 3 – Mar 11
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War – Mar 12
Bandidos – Mar 13
Girls5Eva Season 3 – Mar 14
Executive produced by Tina Fey, Girls5eva follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the late ‘90s whose members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, aging parents, and debt, but can‘t they also be Girls5eva?
Chicken Nugget – Mar 15
Iron Reign – Mar 15
The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare – Mar 15
Physical: 100 Season 2 – Mar 19
Forever Queens Season 2 – Mar 19
3 Body Problem – Mar 21
A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unorthodox detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history. From the creators of the Game of Thrones TV show, actor Liam Cunningham is part of the cast.
Buying Beverly Hills Season 2 – Mar 22
The Believers – Mar 27
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter – Mar 28
Is it Cake? – Mar 29
Netflix original comedy arriving in March
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda – Mar 5
