Netflix CEE Originals Chief Anna Nagler Sets Out Streamer’s Stall In Region As Polish Drama Series ‘High Water’ Launches

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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s Director of Local Language Originals for the CEE, Anna Nagler, has outlined the streamer’s ambitions in region, as its biggest drama series from the region, High Water, launches globally today.

In an exclusive interview, Nagler said the streamer’s “doors are open” to creatives and their ideas in Central and Eastern Europe, as Netflix pushes into original shows from international territories despite the company’s well-documented stock price drop this year.

This comes after Netflix opened its regional CEE office in Poland this year. Since launching in Poland in 2016, the SVoD player has claimed to have invested more than 490M PLN ($115M) on original films and series such as erotic movie franchise 365 Days in the country, creating more than 2,600 jobs across the production sector in 2020 and 2021. “Opening the Warsaw office was important but also we’re getting closer to the creative community in general,” Nagler told Deadline.

Her comments aped the tone EMEA series chief Larry Tanz took last week in an exclusive interview with Deadline when he said a previous international content approach of “’Hollywood comes to you’ has changed.” “There’s an incredibly rich history of storytelling here,” said Nagler. “Our goal at Netflix is support our creative producers, scriptwriters and directors to help them bring their stories to life.