Job cuts as part of departmental reorganization, hurting Netflix anime
An unknown number of people will be fired from Netflix Animation in the coming weeks, according to a report published in . variety And confirmed by the streamer.
The layoffs are part of a restructuring process and will also lead to a reduction in the amount of animation produced in-house. Netflix intends to acquire more projects from third-party producers through output contracts, a cost-effective alternative to producing its own content. The company previously had production deals with Sony Pictures Animation, Nickelodeon, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and others, but will now rely even more on those deals as it winds down its own animation division. It seems so.
report of variety We also identified two original animated films that changed direction. The first one Escape from Beverly Hills, This had not yet been announced, and the second Tunga province An African mythological film about the Bantu-speaking Shona people of Zimbabwe. The latter film will remain with Netflix and will be returned to development.
After the streamer’s whirlwind launch with extravagant spending to grow its animation department, reality set in with a number of projects that didn’t meet the streamer’s own performance expectations. These disappointments led to multiple layoffs in 2022, with 70 people laid off in May 2022 and 30 in September 2022.
It’s perhaps ironic that as Netflix’s animation division continues to shrink, it’s also beginning to find its creative footing. Netflix won its first Academy Award in the animated feature category earlier this year. Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”and recent animated films produced or financed by the company; Nimona and monkey king, achieved high viewer ratings. The company plans to release at least two of his audience features by the end of this year. leo and ardman’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
