A moms group is warning parents that Disney Plus' Agatha All Along isn't family-friendly, and the series' cast seems to confirm this.Agatha All Along is a sequel and spin-off of Wanda Vision and tells the story of Agatha Harkness, the antagonist in that 2021 hit series. In Agatha All Along (TV-14), she "gathers an unlikely coven to travel the Witches' Road, a gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they want the most," according to a Disney plot summary.
The dark themes and magic would turn off many parents. But the faith-based activist group One Million Moms says LGBT content in Agatha All Along makes it inappropriate for children.
"Parents presume that a streaming platform such as Disney Plus is designed for children and is the last place parents would expect their children to be confronted with content regarding sexual orientation and sorcery," Monica Cole, director of One Million Moms, wrote in an email to parents this week. "Issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon, and this type of content is becoming extremely common and unnecessary."
Some mainstream critics have described the series as the "gayest project Marvel has ever done." In Episode 1, a witch licks Agatha's hand and reveals that her heart is black and "beats for you."
Actress Aubrey Plaza, who portrays Blackheart, told Variety of the series, "It will be a gay explosion by the end of it."
Sasheer Zamata, who plays Jennifer Kale, said she agrees that it goes further than any Marvel project in its LGBT themes.
"Witches are queer, inherently, just because we are outcasts and set aside for many reasons," she told Variety. "This show shows a really good representation of different types of people and that we can all use the power we have within to go forward and be great."
Joe Locke, who portrays Teen, said, "It's got many layers, and gay is one of them."
Lead actress Kathryn Hahn, who portrays Agatha Harkness, told Variety, "What is the most exciting thing about it is that's not exactly what it's about. It's so normalized."
Cole, director of One Million Moms, said Disney Plus has "not learned its lesson on responsible programming." Disney Plus, she added, "has decided once again to be politically correct versus providing family-friendly programming."
The series is pushing an "LGBTQ agenda," she said.
"Disney Plus should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda," Cole wrote. "Conservative families need to urge Disney Plus to exclude mature and controversial topics from their programming."
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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.