Parents TV Council Unhappy With Daredevil & More Shows Coming To Disney+
Disney has come under fire again, this time by the Parents Television Council for adding Marvel series like Daredevil and more to Disney+. After it was reported that the various Marvel series on Netflix, which include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders, would be leaving the streaming service at the end of February, speculation immediately began to spring forth on where the series would move to. Many originally believed Hulu would be their new home, as that is where Disney has put much of their more adult-rated material, but it was announced the shows would be coming to Disney+ on March 16, 2022.
The addition to Disney+ will also come with an update to Disney+ to add parental controls so families can control if younger audiences members can view this material. This is all for the United States, as Disney+ International has Star, which features all of the mature-rated content on the service, and Hulu is not available overseas. While this addition to Disney+ was done to make the streaming service the one-stop-shop for all things Marvel, it appears many parents have an issue with a family-friendly company like Disney adding these series.
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According to Variety, the Parents Television Council (PTC) has spoken out against Disney's decision to put the more mature-rated Marvel series on Disney+ as they see it as destroying their brand. Despite applauding the company's parental control updates, their issue is with Disney having the material on their service at all, saying it's against the company's core values as a family-friendly service. They do not think Disney needs to compete with other companies and tarnish
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