Netflix Aims To Keep LA-Based Production On Track In Wake Of Wildfires After “A Really Tough Couple Of Years” In Hollywood, Ted Sarandos Says

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Netflix doesn’t expect any significant production delays due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires this month and, if anything, is looking to charge full steam ahead to get crews back to work after years of economic strife in Hollywood. “The hardest hit areas of these fires — the areas around Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Malibu — are very heavily populated with folks above and below the line who we work with every single day.

So we’re doing everything we can to help with with relief, and we’re getting those folks who can back to work,” co-CEO Ted Sarandos said during Tuesday’s investor call, following the release of the streamer’s 2024 Q4 earnings report.

He emphasized that there will be “no meaningful delays in the delivery of the projects, and no meaningful impact to the [cashflow] this year,” adding that the goal is “to keep everything on schedule safely.” “This industry has been through a really tough couple of years, starting with COVID, going into the strikes and now this, so it’s really important that we try not to delay anything and try to make sure that these jobs stay safe,” Sarandos continued.

It’s not yet clear how, if at all, the Palisades and Eaton fires, which are still burning as of Tuesday, will impact film and TV production across Los Angeles County.