Obi-Wan Kenobi adds warning label for scenes of violence involving children
The first episode of the new Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi now carries a warning label for viewers who might be upset by depictions of violence involving children.
"Although this fictional series is a continuation of the story from Star Wars movies filmed many years ago, some scenes may be upsetting to viewers in light of the recent tragic events," the statement reads.
The show debuted at midnight Friday on the East Coast, and the warning was added to the show page later in the day in deference to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Tex. As of Friday afternoon, the message was displayed under the "details" section on some, but not all, user accounts.
A Disney spokesperson said in a statement, "In light of recent tragic events, we recognize there are certain scenes in this fictional series that some viewers may find upsetting and a content warning has been added to the show page." The spokesperson added, "We are also working to add an advisory in front of the series as quickly as possible."
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The premiere episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor, opens with a scene in which a group of Force-sensitive children race to safety while Clone Troopers fire blasters at them as part of Order 66, which mandates the execution of all Jedi.
McGregor recently told EW that he hopes to film a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which was made as a six-episode limited series.
"In a way, it does do what I wanted it to do in terms of bridging a story between [Stars Wars: Episode III] and IV and bringing me closer to Alec Guinness' Obi-Wan in A New Hope," he said. Still, he's in favor of letting the show continue: "Yeah, I would like to make another one."
Obi-Wan Kenobi isn't the only one of this weekend's new releases to warn viewers about the show's contents; season 4 of Netflix's Stranger Things carries a cautionary statement on a title card at the start of the first episode.
"We filmed this season of Stranger Things a year ago," it says. "But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing. We are deeply saddened by this unspeakable violence, and our hearts go out to every family mourning a loved one."
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