Ryan Murphy Leaving Netflix, In Talks To Return To Disney
deadline.comRyan Murphy looks to be heading back to Disney. Murphy is set to leave Netflix at the end of his five-year overall deal, which was understood to be worth around $300M.
Deadline has confirmed that he’s in talks with Disney, although no deal is yet signed. The move will reunite him with Dana Walden, who is now Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment.
The move is not a huge surprise as many around town have been openly discussing him returning to work with Walden – he was previously under an overall deal at 20th when Walden was there – before moving to the streamer in 2018.
After a slow start at Netflix, with shows such as Hollywood, Murphy has been responsible for some of its biggest recent hits including Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and The Watcher.
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