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It did not specify the content, but mentioned
that it included content aimed at children. Saudi state-run Al
Ekhbariya TV, in a programme discussing the issue, showed
blurred out animation clips that appeared to show two girls
embracing.
The Riyadh-based General Commission for Audiovisual Media
statement said the content violated media regulations in the
Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups Saudi Arabia, the United
Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.
If Netflix continued to broadcast the content then "necessary
legal measures will be taken", it said, without elaborating.
Netflix did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment.
The UAE issued a similarly worded statement regarding Netflix
content on Tuesday, saying it would follow up on what the
platform broadcasts in coming days and "assess its commitment to
broadcasting controls" in the country.
Same-sex relationships are criminalised in many Muslim-majority
nations and films featuring such relationships have in the past
been banned by regulators in those countries, while others with
profanity or illicit drug use are sometimes censored.
The UAE and other Muslim states earlier this year banned Walt
Disney-Pixar's animated feature film "Lightyear" from screening
in cinemas because it features characters in a same-sex
relationship.
(Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi in Riyadh and Alexander Cornwell
in Dubai; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Rosalba
O'Brien)
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