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Disney + has added a content liability exemption to the landing page of its new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, Variety reports. The message, which states that “There are some scenes in this series of fiction that some viewers may find annoying,” does not appear in front of the show itself, as a content warning that Netflix put ahead of the recent release of Stranger Things on the light of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week, but is on the “Details” tab of the program’s landing page on the streaming service.
Although Disney has not made any official statement, the warning probably refers to the opening scene of the new Star Wars series, which briefly describes in more detail the attack on the Jedi Temple in Episode III: Revenge of the Dead. Sith. Since the sequence in question shows a Jedi teacher being shot by armed invaders while trying to protect elementary students who are forced to flee to save their lives, it’s not hard to see why viewers in the series have made parallels. unfortunate between the scene. and the Texas tragedy.
Interestingly, Variety points out that it looks like Disney has been doing some fine-tuning of the message on Obi-Wan’s landing page; An earlier version seems to have said, “While this fictional series is a continuation of the history of Star Wars movies shot many years ago, some scenes may upset viewers in light of tragic recent events. Warning: contains violence against children “. The new version removes both the reference to “recent tragic events” and the slightly defensive claim that the show simply recreated events from a 17-year-old movie. Both messages contrast with Stranger Things’ disclaimer, which explicitly mentions violence in Texas and expresses its sympathy for those affected by it.
Obi-Wan Kenobi first aired his first two episodes at Disney + yesterday.