Netflix VP of Film Niija Kuykendall to Exit
11/13/2024 04:53 PM
Netflix VP of Film Niija Kuykendall is leaving the company after a three year stint, The Wrap has learned.
The exec will leave at the end of the year following a transitional period. Kuykendall joined the streamer in 2021 and oversaw faith-based, young adult and holiday features.
"Niija's creative relationships with established and upcoming filmmakers, like Tyler Perry, Denzel and Malcolm Washington, and David Yates, have had a great impact on our film slate," Netflix vp of film Doug Belgrad said in a statement to The Wrap. "I want to thank her for her many contributions, including films such as ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘The Deliverance,’ ‘The Six Triple Eight,’ ‘Pain Hustlers’ and ‘Mea Culpa.’"
Before she joined Netflix, Kuykendall worked for 13 and a half years as Executive Vice President, Film Production at Warner Bros Pictures. Kuykendall is the latest senior executive to depart Netflix in recent months, following film chief Scott Stuber in January and vice president of ad sales Peter Naylor in July.
While Netflix reorganized its film division earlier this year, resulting in layoffs of around a dozen employees, streamlining of the company's workforce has been less severe than that of its legacy media competitors like Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global over the past several months as part of efforts to cut costs.
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