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Netflix co-CEOs face staff at town hall after layoffs
Netflix cut about one thousand jobs, six percent of its workforce, and its new content chief Peter Rice starts next week; the spoiler came first.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Your Money
Netflix co-CEO calls 1,000 layoffs a hard tradeoff
The cuts are about six percent of Netflix's workforce and fall mainly on product, technology, legal and human resources, per an internal email; the complaints desk is thin.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix gets Rob Lowe podcast and a documentary
Rob Lowe's podcast starts streaming on Netflix December third, with a documentary from the Fyre and Tiger King director arriving November twenty-fourth; he's also in a holiday film.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter · with a Short - Pop Culture
Elf on the Shelf Deal, Darth Vader on MNF, Hunting Wives
The new preschool series follows four Scout Elves named Frostina, Shiver, Snowdrop and Blizzard, premiering November fourth; the elf's surveillance season just got longer.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo Sports, Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
U2 to Headline Halftime Show on Netflix’s Thanksgiving Eve NFL Game
The band's first NFL appearance since Super Bowl thirty-six lands in the league's first Thanksgiving Eve game, kicking off at eight Eastern; the Rams are two and four.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix cuts film chief Dan Lin after laying off about 1,000 employees
Chief content officer Bela Bajaria was also removed, with Peter Rice tapped to replace her; Netflix's own cast list is getting shorter.
Reported by Business Insider · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix confirms Thai drama 'Empress of Flames' for December
Netflix says the Thai drama, from Kantana Motion Pictures, arrives worldwide on December third, with a logline about a princess and her vengeance; tissues optional.
Reported by What's on Netflix · with a Short - Tech
Netflix replaces content chief as U.S. growth stalls
Peter Rice takes over Netflix's content operation on October twenty-sixth, the same week the company cut about a thousand jobs; engagement grew only two percent.
Reported by WSJ · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix execs out as Sarandos feels the heat
Peter Rice, a former Disney television chairman, replaces Bela Bajaria as Netflix's content chief, and the company's layoffs cut about six percent of staff; the stock is down forty-two percent.
Reported by IndieWire · with a Short - Sports
Beat Luke Littler: Netflix darts event details
Twenty amateurs get one leg each against the two-time world champion in Manchester, with five hundred and one thousand pounds on offer; one miss and you're out.
Reported by Yahoo Sports · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix's $20 billion budget grew 11% while viewing grew 2%
Peter Rice will oversee Netflix's film team until a new head is named, after a year when its content budget rose eleven percent to twenty billion dollars.
Reported by New York Post · with a Short - Pop Culture
Jeff Daniels to star in AMC and Netflix spy series Bannerman
Daniels plays Raymond Lesko, a detective thrown off the NYPD, in a series from Shane Black and Craig Silverstein; Netflix timing depends on your country.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix cuts about 1,000 jobs, 6% of staff
Netflix is cutting roughly six percent of its global staff, mostly in product, technology, legal and human resources; the app stays, the people who built it don't.
Reported by Vulture · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix faces questions on user engagement ahead of Q3 report
Analysts expect Netflix to report revenue of twelve point eight seven billion dollars on Tuesday, its slowest third-quarter growth in three years; the margin is climbing anyway.
Reported by The Straits Times · with a Short - Pop Culture
Janelle James sets debut Netflix stand-up special How Romantic
James announced the hour, which she wrote, performed and executive produced, will premiere globally on Netflix on November tenth; she gave herself every note.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix dismisses film boss Dan Lin before Peter Rice arrives
Lin was let go at the start of the weekend, two sources told Variety, and Peter Rice becomes Netflix's chief content officer on October twenty-sixth.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Meghan caught in feud with Netflix's The Gentlemen
Netflix's UK scripted chief said all bets are off on the Duchess joining The Gentlemen, whose team told The Times it doesn't need stunt casting; a messy audition.
Reported by The Daily Beast · with a Short - Pop Culture
Shows like Netflix's 'Below' with coastal dread and small-town mystery
TVLine's list for fans of the Newfoundland-set series also names The Rig, starring Iain Glen; there are, apparently, many ways to fear the sea.
Reported by IMDb · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix Puts Trauma Code Seasons 2 and 3 Into Production
Director Lee Do-yun returns to direct and write, and Season 1 reached Netflix's Top 10 in sixty-three countries; a very quick review.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Dragonheart's dragon gets a new famous voice every time
Battle for the Heartfire, the fourth of five Dragonheart films, went straight to home media in twenty seventeen with Patrick Stewart voicing the dragon; the franchise keeps recasting.
Reported by /Film, What's on Netflix, Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Meghan Markle 'used' by Netflix to promote 'The Gentlemen' after…
Page Six sources say Markle never received a formal offer and had a single conversation with the casting director; Guy Ritchie reportedly said 'Not a chance.'.
Reported by Page Six · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix's 'Sacrifice' and the 'Capturing Bigfoot' doc get reviewed
Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy star in Gavras's gala-set satire, which has a forty percent Rotten Tomatoes score per CBR; critics report a flamethrower premiere.
Reported by What's on Netflix, Variety · with a Short - Pop Culture
BBN Picks: what to watch this weekend on Netflix
Variety reports Tarantino has finished the script for his tenth film but will wait until his new play closes; Netflix's weekend list is ready now.
Reported by What's on Netflix - Weird News
New Typhlomys species named; Netflix renews Kian's Bizarre B&b
Netflix has confirmed a second season of its reality series about a guest house, with cast and trailer details out; a rodent paper got less.
Reported by IMDb, Bioengineer.org · with a Short - Pop Culture
BBN Picks: Netflix's Top 10 and McCartney's height concern
Sam Mendes' Beatles biopic is bringing fans back to Abbey Road, and Paul McCartney has already raised his casting concern with the director; the phone is presumably still ringing.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Takei sitcom, a Harry Styles documentary, Netflix books
The ABC sitcom, which also starred Mark Hamill, was canceled after two seasons; /Film argues it deserved far more attention than it got.
Reported by IndieWire, /Film, What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix's Top 10 Has East of Eden at Number One
Netflix's weekly chart puts East of Eden: Limited Series first in English TV, while Allen, from the makers of Bluey, is still due in November twenty twenty-six.
Reported by /Film, What's on Netflix - Pop Culture
Netflix's The Diplomat called secretly the best soap opera on TV
/Film says the Netflix series The Diplomat plays like a soap opera dressed as political drama; viewers apparently like it that way, and nobody is filing a correction.
Reported by /Film - Pop Culture
Netflix hires Peter Rice, setting up a Hollywood culture clash
Variety says the old studio executive was commercially victorious with great movies; Netflix's new hire may signal what the job means now, and who gets to define it.
Reported by Variety · with a Short - Pop Culture
Christmas movie slate lands early; Greenport oysters, fashion's AI…
TVLine's guide collects every new Christmas movie premiere on the schedule, from cable networks to streamers, while Halloween candy is still on the shelves.
Reported by TVLine, The New York Times, Newsday · with a Short - Weird News
Netflix Wu-Tang documentary follows a superfan's one-copy album
Tarik Assougarh, known as Cilvaringz, befriended members of Wu-Tang and pitched an album made as a single-copy piece of fine art; a documentary follows it.
Reported by New York Post · with a Short - Pop Culture
Haunted Hotel Season 3 Scripts Done, Netflix Renewal Pending
Creator Matt Roller says the Season 3 scripts are finished and he is eyeing a ten-episode return, but Netflix has not yet renewed the animated comedy; the ghosts are patient.
Reported by What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix's messy transition set to rock Hollywood, NBCU in the…
Peter Rice and Ynon Kreiz dined in late September, days before Kreiz left Mattel to co-lead Skydance with David Ellison; Page Six broke the meeting.
Reported by Variety · with a Short - World
Netflix's new content chief comes with a Disney résumé
Peter Rice, a former Disney executive, takes over Netflix content from Bela Bajaria, who led it for a decade; the rebel has hired a veteran.
Reported by CNBC - Your Money
Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs and fires its chief content officer
The New York Times says Netflix cut the jobs and dropped its chief content officer even with strong revenues and profits; the plot, apparently, needed changes.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix Book-To-Screen Adaptations Teased At Book Festival Launch In…
Netflix is partnering with the Conseil National Du Livre on a three-day interactive event in Paris this weekend, highlighting two upcoming book-based series; no word on which one wins.
Reported by What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
Best New Movies Added to Netflix in October 2026
The list covers non-horror picks, from a chart-topping Ben Affleck kidnapping thriller to the star-studded Sacrifice; a month of homework, then.
Reported by What's on Netflix, /Film - Pop Culture
Netflix enters box office era with 'La Bola Negra' this weekend
La Bola Negra is Spain's Oscar entry for Best International Feature, while A24 opens its Elizabeth Holmes documentary on 855 screens, about double the Musk film's count; pants required.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix show returns with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
The returning Netflix series arrives with every critic review counted positive; Forbes says it's among the streamer's best, which leaves nowhere to go but down.
Reported by Forbes · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix Adds Chris Evans And Anya Taylor-Joy's Jarring 2026 Comedy
The film blends action, comedy, and drama in an unconventional story featuring the two leads; Netflix's taste in genre mashups remains gloriously unpredictable.
Reported by /Film - Tech
Tesla Roadster, Pope's recovery, Hurts clot, Netflix firing
The Roadster concept first debuted in 2017, and Tesla has missed every delivery date since; the new version borrows rocket thrusters from SpaceX.
Reported by CNBC, New York Post - Your Money
Netflix layoffs hit unscripted execs; renters wait on prices
The Guardian spoke to renters hoping a house-price downturn finally lets them buy, while Netflix cut unscripted casting and development staff; the waiting continues for everyone.
Reported by Deadline, The Guardian - Pop Culture
Why Did Netflix Boot Bela Bajaria?
Variety asks why Netflix parted ways with its content chief, the executive behind its global slate; the company has said little this morning.
Reported by Variety · with a Short - Pop Culture
The Diplomat season five odds, Shedeur Sanders and the Dodgers
The season four finale of the political thriller left a big cliffhanger, and fans are now weighing the chances of a fifth season; Netflix hasn't said.
Reported by What's on Netflix, Yahoo Sports - Your Money
Netflix film boss in firing line amid layoffs and alleged Affleck…
Page Six reports the streamer's film chief may be next as Netflix trims staff; the alleged Affleck rift remains unexplained, and nobody has confirmed anything.
Reported by Page Six · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria out, Peter Rice in
Peter Rice takes over as Netflix's chief content officer, putting a new name over the studio's slate; the shows you never finished stay put.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter - Pop Culture
McAvoy's bonkers residuals, Netflix holiday slate, Narnia needle drop
The actor says one film pays him bonkers residuals while other projects send checks for around twenty-five cents; Hollywood math remains a mystery.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
Netflix's 'Hollywood Arts' Spin-Off Gets a Cold Review
Trina Vega returns to the classroom in the Netflix sequel to Nickelodeon's Victorious; the review says rewatching the original is the better plan.
Reported by What's on Netflix - Pop Culture
Netflix's Banks comedy keeps its thriller label as a Swedish storm…
Elizabeth Banks directed the twenty twenty-three studio comedy loosely based on a true story, while a Swedish storm comedy, The Storm, is also drawing attention on Netflix; check the label.
Reported by What's on Netflix, /Film - Pop Culture
Michael Che on Gillis monologue; Pokémon score; Housemaid sequel
Che spoke up after Gillis hosted NBC's sketch show and drew heat for a gym joke about women; he also discussed his new Netflix special.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, What's on Netflix, Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Ortega's phone warning, plus Netflix's holiday slate
Dennis Quaid and Milo Ventimiglia headline Netflix's 2026 holiday lineup, with new Christmas movies landing every week through November; yes, it is only October.
Reported by What's on Netflix - Pop Culture
Fourth Wing casts its leads; Netflix chart has picks
Prime Video's adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' bestselling fantasy novels has found its leads, with Variety and Deadline both confirming the pairing; dragons not yet announced.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter - Pop Culture
Netflix names ex-Disney exec Peter Rice to replace Bajaria
Former Disney executive Peter Rice takes over content after nearly a decade of Bajaria; the thousand laid off get no such handoff.
Reported by What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
BBN Picks: what to watch on Netflix tonight
Netflix's new Victorious spin-off Hollywood Arts brings Trina Vega back to class, while the Pokémon franchise's composer Ed Goldfarb talks a decade of scoring; East of Eden leads the chart.
Reported by What's on Netflix - Pop Culture
BBN Picks: what to watch tonight
Dennis Quaid and Milo Ventimiglia lead the lineup, with new holiday movies landing weekly through November; Netflix is already wrapping the presents.
Reported by What's on Netflix · with a Short - Pop Culture
Trejo's son on Pawn Shop backlash; Netflix sets Polish series…
Gilbert Trejo says actors keep taking work; Netflix also has a Polish literary adaptation underway and a holiday slate led by Dennis Quaid and Milo Ventimiglia.
Reported by What's on Netflix, IndieWire - Pop Culture
Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria exits a day after layoffs
Bela Bajaria joined Netflix in twenty sixteen to run its unscripted slate and became chief content officer in January twenty twenty-three; the exit follows a thousand layoffs.
Reported by Deadline · with a Short - Pop Culture
Keri Russell's Wild 95-Minute Crime Thriller Is a Netflix Hit
Elizabeth Banks directed the twenty twenty-three studio comedy, which starred Keri Russell and is very loosely based on a true story; the genre label is doing overtime.
Reported by /Film · with a Short - Pop Culture
Natalee Holloway Disappearance Doc Sets Premiere At Netflix
The series comes from Liz Garbus's Story Syndicate and revisits the twenty oh five Aruba case of an eighteen-year-old on a graduation trip; the date is already set.
Reported by Deadline - Pop Culture
How Pokémon's Lead Composer Reimagined the Iconic Theme for Netflix
Ed Goldfarb, a prolific composer, looks back on a decade of scoring Pokémon and reworking its biggest music; the nostalgia spin-off down the dial fares worse.
Reported by What's on Netflix - Pop Culture
Daredevil designer on Best of the Best; POV Shorts to YouTube…
Vastola designed the finale looks for Netflix's new dance film, POV Shorts starts season nine on YouTube November seventeenth, and Camara races for Haas in twenty twenty-seven; costumes optional.
Reported by What's on Netflix, Variety · with a Short - Pop Culture
Jennie joins Netflix's 'Steps' soundtrack; Doja Cat films tour doc…
Animated Cinderella spin-off Steps also shares new stills and key art, while Doja Cat's twelve-minute tour film was shot on smart glasses; two promoters brawl over a twenty million dollar pot.
Reported by What's on Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter - Pop Culture
Netflix to cut about 1,000 jobs amid slower growth
The company has about sixteen thousand employees, so the cuts touch a small share of staff; Asian and European outlets frame it as people-first versus growth worries.
Reported by CNA · with a Short - Pop Culture
Victorious spin-off pans, Alcaraz wildcard, Spider-Man VFX crunch
Trina Vega returns to the classroom in Netflix's new Victorious sequel, and one reviewer says the Nickelodeon original is still the better watch; sequels, eh.
Reported by Variety, What's on Netflix, Yahoo Sports · with a Short - Tech
Apple's HomeView and Netflix layoffs; Istanbul floods
The Wall Street Journal says the layoffs at Netflix could ripple through other companies, while an Apple smart display gets an early review praising its simplicity.
Reported by WSJ, BBC, The Verge - Pop Culture
Mexican Good Wife remake, Brady's tuck rule, possession football
Fernanda Castillo leads the cast of Netflix's Mexican take on the CBS legal drama, which is slated for a late twenty twenty-six premiere; objection sustained.
Reported by What's on Netflix, Yahoo Sports · with a Short - World
Netflix cuts confirmed at 1,000 jobs; Milei backs Trump
The Guardian says it is Netflix's largest round of job cuts since twenty twenty-two, with the memo putting the total at roughly six percent of staff; no second season.
Reported by Al Jazeera, CNBC - Pop Culture
Netflix's 'Untold' to Tackle Daejon Love (Exclusive)
The Untold film, titled Wide Deceiver, examines how Love allegedly used dating apps and fake workouts to take more than one point three million dollars from women.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Fox News - Your Money
Netflix layoffs spark questions about what it plans to make next
Netflix's cuts of film and TV executives are part of a layoff of about one thousand jobs, roughly six percent of staff; the next episode starts in five.
Reported by The Straits Times · with a Short - Sports
Netflix's 'Untold' to cover Daejon Love 49ers impersonation scandal
The new Untold film is titled Wide Deceiver and arrives soon; Netflix has not given a date, which is its own kind of impersonation.
Reported by Yahoo Sports · with a Short - Pop Culture
Tonight's picks: Netflix's top films, plus a VisionQuest AI cast guide
The /Film guide breaks down each of the AI characters wandering around in Vision's head and traces where every one came from in the MCU; bring snacks.
Reported by /Film - Pop Culture
Netflix's first French upfront, a Most Wanted ex-CEO and a skipped…
The event confirmed a renewal for Love Is Blind France and showed first footage of Under Paris 2, along with a pair of reality renewals; the sharks seem fine.
Reported by What's on Netflix, Deadline - Pop Culture
Netflix starts reporting box office, beginning with La Bola Negra
The streamer opens the awards hopeful in limited release this weekend, ahead of bigger bets on Cliff Booth and Narnia; four screens is a very small test.
Reported by IndieWire · with a Short - Pop Culture
BBN Picks: what to watch tonight on Netflix
Paladin is a mysterious threat on Marvel's VisionQuest, played by an actor with plenty of genre TV experience; the character stays tightly under wraps.
Reported by /Film · with a Short - Your Money
Netflix TV Executives Among Layoffs, Including Lisa Lang McMullen…
Four senior TV executives are among those cut at Netflix, a company of about sixteen thousand employees; the people who say no just heard it.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter
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