Netflix film division boss to exit in second senior departure in a week
Peter Rice will oversee film as Netflix trims about 1,000 jobs and shifts strategy after slowing engagement and a 42% stock drop.
- Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin was dismissed over the weekend as part of a major creative restructuring at the streamer, sources tell Variety.
- The leadership change follows Netflix's dismissal of roughly 1,000 employees last week, about 6 per cent of its ranks, amid stock price decline exceeding 40% in 2026.
- Hired in 2024 to replace Scott Stuber, Lin implemented a genre-based strategy and resisted theatrical-first releases, producing hits including "The Rip" and "War Machine."
- Netflix replaced Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria on Thursday with Fox and Disney veteran Peter Rice, who will focus on "creating big, buzzy hits," Sarandos wrote.
- Wall Street remains concerned as Netflix's television viewing share declined against YouTube, with the company needing to prove slower engagement does not impair revenue growth.
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Netflix has fired two of the most important directors responsible for content at a time when the streaming platform is facing a decrease in the time spent by subscribers in front of the screens. Bela Bajaria, the head of the content department, and Dan Lin, responsible for film productions, have been removed from office. Decisions come after a wave of dispensations that have affected about 1,000 employees, on the basis of dissatisfactions relate…
Netflix fired Dan Lin during the third weekend of October 2026.
Netflix's Film Chief Dan Lin Is Out
Dan Lin, Netflix’s current film chief, is out at the streamer. His exit follows just days after chief content officer Bela Bajaria, VP of film Doug Belgrad and several high-ranking TV executives were also let go at the company along with roughly 1,000 staffers. At the moment, it’s unclear who will assume Lin’s role, but […]
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