Former Netflix film chief, Dan Lin, at the 64th annual New York Film Festival in 2026. Via Wikimedia Commons. Photo by: Bryan Berlin.
Netflix has ousted Dan Lin as its film chief in its biggest round of layoffs since 2022, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The streaming service laid off Lin as part of a 1,000-person workforce cut that included top-ranking employees, including its chief content officer and its vice president of film. Lin left his production company, Rideback, to join Netflix in 2024. His role was to work to curb spending, and raise the quality of Netflix’s slate of films. Under Lin, Netflix reorganized its movies by genre.
Netflix confirmed the news after it broke, and shared a statement from Lin: “It’s been a great privilege to lead this incredible team and work with amazing filmmakers and talent to bring their movies to the world. Thank you to Ted, Greg [Peters] and Bela for the opportunity.”
Netflix did not announce who would fill Lin’s role. Peter Rice, who took over as chief content officer, will be in charge of finding a replacement.
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