Byron Bay locals call to give ‘Netflix the flick’ as they campaign on the Today Show against new reality TV series Byron Baes while Karl Stefanovic says the only answer is to build a wall
Byron Bay locals are demanding Netflix cancel a new reality TV series about the glamourous coastal community in northern New South Wales.
The protesters, who have launched a petition to boycott the show, appeared on Today amid their fight against the docu-soap titled ‘Byron Baes’.
Dozens of residents staged a paddle out against the reality series on Tuesday morning, while other locals displayed placards that read ‘give Netflix the flick’ and ‘consult traditional owners’.
Ben Gordon, owner of The Byron Bay General Store, is leading calls to snub the Netflix production – and asking other local businesses to do the same.
‘They’ve simply turned up unannounced and they are proposing to drag our name through the mud, and make millions of dollars without offering anything back to the community,’ he told Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon.
Byron Bay locals are seen gathering in protest against the Netflix reality show on Tuesday
Dozens of residents staged a paddle out against the reality series on Tuesday morning
‘Our community not your commodity’: Byron Bay locals are boycotting a Netflix reality series titled Byron Baes