MovieGuide, a family-friendly entertainment organization, recently sounded the alarm regarding a new campaign against an upcoming Disney+ series featuring a teenage girl’s love affair with Satan. The streaming platform has greenlit production on a new German original series called “Pauline.”
According to Deadline, the series follows an 18-year-old girl that becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with the devil. The series’ creators, who are behind Netflix’s “How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast),” said the project is “very close” to their hearts. Philipp Käßbohrer and Matthias Murmann noted, “For a long time, the series has been and remains a project very close to our hearts. We’re thrilled that Disney+ loves this coming-of-age story as much as we do and that we’ve been able to begin filming with such an amazing cast and crew.”
Recently, Disney’s “coming-of-age” movies have been out of touch with what parents want their kids to see, pushing content with themes surrounding violence, witchcraft, and sex. Last year, Disney lost over $100 million each for their animated films “Strange World” and “Lightyear,” which showed on-screen same-sex relationships.
MovieGuide founder and chairman Ted Baehr wants parents to petition Disney+ to stop the release of “Pauline” on the platform. He shared, “We can’t let this twisted and disturbing content corrupt our children’s values and beliefs. Baehr added, “Let me be clear. Pauline is not just another piece of entertainment,” Baehr added. “Horrifically, this series even portrays Satan as a romantic partner! By normalizing and promoting such a relationship, Pauline sends a dangerous message to young viewers that associating with demons, Satan, and evil is acceptable and even desirable!”
Baehr added that MovieGuide is collaborating with Citizen-go to stop the series from premiering on Disney+. He warned, “If released, there will be millions of young viewers who may perceive this twisted and disturbing story as desirable and exciting. The show’s attempt to normalize and even promote demonic association is a blatant attempt to blur the lines of morality and make evil desirable.”
He added, “We must act now to petition Disney to reconsider their decision to platform this evil show. We need to inform the studios that there are still discerning viewers and parents who won’t allow this content to be viewed by our children.” Baehr said “Pauline” might not be released yet, but the group can still stop the show from progressing any further if they act fast.
Disney+ should do what it can to prevent this show from continuing its production to protect children from being exposed to a series about Satan.