Netflix is undergoing its largest round of layoffs in four years, affecting about 1,000 employees. According to Deadline, the departures include four director-level executives, Lisa Lang McMullen, James Oh, Carolina Garcia, and Andrew McQuinn, alongside others from its scripted television division, as the streaming service faces slower growth and increased competition.
Managers Dan Evans, Jason Pan, and Aaron Davidson are also leaving, and Netflix has reportedly already notified all affected employees. Lang McMullen joined Netflix in 2021 after spending 12 years at Disney, initially serving as Director of Drama Series. She most recently held the position of Director, Overall Deals, Series, while Oh had served as Director of Drama Series since 2021 after previously working at Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
McQuinn joined Netflix in 2018 and served as Director of Original Series, contributing to productions including American Primeval, Griselda, Zero Day and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation. Before joining Netflix, he worked at ABC Signature.
Garcia, another Director of Original Series, joined Netflix in 2016 after working at 20th Century Fox Television. During her decade with the streamer, she contributed to projects including Stranger Things, The Boroughs and The Perfect Couple.
Deadline notes the departures also include Pan, Manager of original series, and Davidson, Manager of adult animation comedy, and Evans, Manager of Original Animation. Film executives Doug Belgrad and Sheroum Kim have also left the company amid the broader restructuring.
The cuts come as Netflix continues searching for another major television success comparable to Stranger Things, Squid Game, Bridgerton and Wednesday. According to Deadline, Adolescence, released approximately a year and a half ago, was the last new Netflix series to achieve a similar level of cultural attention.
Netflix has nevertheless found success this year with its latest Harlan Coben adaptation, I Will Find You, which reached the platform’s Most Popular English series list. Another limited series, His & Hers, also performed well, although several returning shows have seen viewership decline between seasons.
The restructuring comes as Netflix adjusts its operations amid slower growth and increasing pressure from competing streaming services ahead of a set Paramount-WBD merger.