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Boycott Threat: Users Are Demanding Paramount+ Scrap October 7 Series
Users threaten to boycott Paramount+ over upcoming "Red Alert" series dramatizing October 7 attacks, as debate intensifies between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel viewers.
The upcoming Paramount+ scripted series "Red Alert", a four-part dramatization of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, is facing an immediate and intense subscription boycott campaign on social media ahead of its planned premiere. The streaming service intends to release the series on October 7, 2025, marking the second anniversary of the attacks.
The series, which features actor Lior Raz and incorporates survivor accounts of rocket barrages, community incursions, and heroism at sites like the Nova music festival, has become a focal point for highly charged online debate.
Calls for Cancellation
Online reactions on the platform X (formerly Twitter) are starkly polarized, with the most active engagement focused on financial protest against Paramount Global.
Pro-Palestine users are urging the immediate cancellation of Paramount+ subscriptions and organized boycotts of the streaming service. Critics claim the drama is inherently "biased", functions as one-sided propaganda, and deliberately minimizes the scale of the subsequent war in Gaza, which has resulted in over 42,000 Palestinian deaths.
As a way of advocating for the truth, Pro-Israel public is using the same platforms to vocally support the series, arguing that it is essential for historical record and vital for memorializing the 1,200 Israelis killed during the initial attacks.
The immediate and organized digital backlash highlights the intense public sensitivity surrounding the conflict and the immediate impact of global political divides on streaming platform content decisions. The campaign on X suggests Red Alert is positioned to be one of the most controversial and highly scrutinized television launches of 2025.