Netflix Shakeup Won’t Slow Down Content, Producers Say – Produced By
deadline.comNetflix’s cutbacks have worried some in the industry that the content gold rush is ending. Producers at the “IP IQ” panel, sponsored by Deadline, at the Produced By conference, said there’s no need to worry.
Girl From Plainville and The Dropout Executive Producer Liz Hannah, A&E Studios Head Barry Jossen, and UTA partner and Co-head of Media Rights Jason Richman said they don’t anticipate any slowdown in streamers needing content.“I haven’t felt any letup whatsoever, which I think just speaks to the demand being high,” Richman said. “There’s a lot of musical chairs going across the studio landscape, but it’s going to settle out.
The new incumbents have to build their new slates. We look at it as opportunities to bring the artists we’re representing into their lives and filling the blank space.”Jossen said what may change is the demand for international productions.
Netflix announced Season 2 of Squid Game Sunday morning, and Jossen saw the success of that and other international shows has opened the doors to the potential for international shows.“Squid Game, Money Heist, Babylon Berlin, Tehran have taught us how to watch shows that originate in other parts of the world,” Jossen said. “Technology has been very helpful in that process.
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