Common Sense Media Review
By Stephanie Morgan
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Porn star's semi-true story puts kids in sexual situations.
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Supersex
What's the Story?
SUPERSEX is loosely based on the life of pornography star, Rocco Siffred, beginning when he was 9-years-old and telling the story of how he rose to the top of the porn world.
Is It Any Good?
This show set in the pornography world leans heavily into stereotypes and dated gender roles, often objectifying women. The melodramatic narration makes it clear that Supersex is meant to be taken seriously, but the story is utterly ridiculous. The porn star that can't understand where he went wrong is an unlikable, unrelatable protagonist, and his journey feels like it was written by a pre-teen boy. Sadly, bad writing is far from the series' most serious transgression. The situations that child characters -- and the child actors playing them -- are put in are inappropriate and disturbing. Children as young as nine are shown being in the same room as adults having sex, talking about sex, looking at pornography, masturbating, acting out a sexual assault, and being prompted to yell over and over, "we're gonna f–k the world!" This is a show that should never have been made.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the use of slurs. What terms here have become unacceptable? Are there are particular types of slurs they wish would be called out more.
Talk about the scenes of substance use. What seems realistic or implausible about what the characters are doing and what (if any) the consequences are.
TV Details
- Premiere date : March 6, 2024
- Cast : Alessandro Borghi , Jasmine Trinca , Adriano Giannini
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Drama
- TV rating :
- Last updated : March 12, 2024
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