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AFI chairman Bob Daly exits as The Woods skips New Year's

Daly joined the American Film Institute board in 1981; separately, Michelle Keegan has signed off the Netflix thriller The Woods, which will skip its usual New Year's slot.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:01 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Deadline: “Bob Daly Resigning As AFI Board Chairman After 17 Years”, with reporting from What's on Netflix.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:01 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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DeadlineBob Daly Resigning As AFI Board Chairman After 17 Years
What's on NetflixHarlan Coben’s ‘The Woods’ Has Wrapped Filming, But It’s Skipping Netflix’s New Year’s Day Tradition

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDeadline reports Bob Daly is stepping down as American Film Institute board chairman next week, after seventeen years in the chair and forty-five as a trustee.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSeventeen years!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat man has watched more movies than anyone alive, and I'm told he's a former CBS and Warner Bros boss, so I'm basically a fan of everything he touched.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot a single one of those films.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot one, and I loved every minute.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow, on Netflix, What's on Netflix says Harlan Coben's The Woods has wrapped filming, but it won't take the New Year's Day slot, because Jamie Dornan's The Twin has January first.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the Coben New Year's tradition takes a year off, which is the first time a thriller has asked for a holiday.