- Netflix has removed Dan Lin as head of its film division, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, 19 October 2026; Netflix confirmed he would leave, Reuters reported, but has not given a reason.
- Peter Rice, the former Disney TV chairman who replaces Bela Bajaria as Netflix chief content officer on 26 October 2026, will oversee films until a new head is named.
- Dan Lin's exit follows about 1,000 Netflix job cuts and Bela Bajaria's departure, which Netflix announced on Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Dan Lin out as Netflix film chief days after Bela Bajaria exit
Netflix has removed the producer of The Lego Movie as its film head, Variety and the Los Angeles Times reported, and incoming content boss Peter Rice will run movies for now. Next up for Nollywood: Jagun Jagun 2 on 4 December.
Netflix's shake-up has reached the movies. Dan Lin, the producer of The Lego Movie who has run Netflix's film division since April 2024, is out, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, 19 October 2026. Netflix confirmed on Monday that Lin would leave, Reuters reported, but the company has not given a reason. As of…