Netflix’s layoffs affected several executives in the television development and production industry, including longtime employee Carolina Garcia, who was let go from her position as director of original series after a decade with the streamer.
Other departing TV executives include Lisa Lang McMullen (director, overall deals, series), Andrew McQuinn (director, original series), James Oh (director, original drama series) and Jason Pan (head, original series creative development).
Netflix’s advertising and awards teams have also been hit hard. Among the major departures are Kelly Caton, senior director of series awards strategy and publicity, and director of entertainment communications Dominic Pagone. It is understood that a large proportion of jobs in the awards teams have been cut. Caton had worked at Netflix since 2017, while Pagone joined in 2024.
As Netflix lays off about 1,000 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, the streamer’s co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the biggest impact will be on its product, technology, legal and HR teams. But programming hasn’t been immune to cuts — with probably the biggest name coming on the theatrical side, where VP of Cinema Doug Belgrade was let go.
Garcia has worked at Netflix as an original series director since 2016. Before that, she worked at 20th Century Fox TV (where she began her career as senior executive assistant to Dana Walden). At Netflix, she oversaw deals with creators like The Duffer Brothers, Brian Yorkey, Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, Archewell, Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps, Mara Brock Akil and Marti Noxon, and oversaw shows including “Stranger Things,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Atypical.”
Lang McMullen joined Netflix in 2021 as director of drama series development and was promoted to her most recent role in 2023. Prior to that, she spent 11 years at Walt Disney Television, including as vice president of creative at ABC Signature Studios. She also worked at Warner Bros. TV for six years as vice president of comedy development.
McQuinn had been with Netflix since 2018, working on series including “Griselda,” “American Primeval,” “The Residence,” “Zero Day” and “Vikings: Valhalla.” Before Netflix, he worked for ABC Signature.
Oh joined Netflix in 2021; his resume also includes stints as senior vice president of Jerry Bruckheimer TV for five years, as well as an 18-year tenure at Fox, where he served as senior vice president of drama and series development.
Pan had been at Netflix for seven years, since 2019 when he joined as a creative assistant in creative development of original series; he was promoted to 2021. His previous gigs included WME, Amazon Studios and Atomic Monster.
Netflix declined to comment on the departures.
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