Netflix Execs: No, We Don’t Tell Filmmakers to Repeat the Plot
Film and series heads Dan Lin and Bela Bajaria insist there’s no “formula” for a Netflix title.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment At the Oscars, host Conan O’Brien and Sterling K. Brown performed a sketch based on the idea that streamers are telling filmmakers and showrunners to restate the plots of their movies or shows every so often, so that non-attentive viewers don’t get lost or confused. The bit riffed on the classic Casablanca , with Brown, as piano player Sam, saying things to O’Brien-as-Rick Blaine things like, “And Rick, to reiterate, you’re just now realizing that you’re still in love with Ilsa, even though she’s married?” The sketch drew some laughs from the audience — and apparently from Netflix film chief Dan Lin too. Related Stories Business Bela Bajaria Responds to Report of Netflix Distancing Itself From Meghan Markle and Prince Harry TV 'Lord of the Flies' Adaptation From 'Adolescence' Writer Jack Thorne Sets Netflix Release Date “There is no such principle. We actually all laughed when we watched that bit at the Oscars, but there’s no such principle,” Lin told reporters at an event Wednesday introducing Netflix’s slate for the rest of the yar. “I mean, if you watch our movies or TV shows, we don’t repeat our plots. I don’t know where that comment came from.” Most recently, it came from Matt Damon, the star and producer (alongside Ben Affleck) of Netflix’s recent heist thriller The Rip . Promoting the movie on The Joe Rogan Experience in January, Damon said , “[Netflix is] like, ‘Can we get a big [action sequence] in the first five minutes?’ We want people to stay tuned in. And it wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.” Not so, said Lin, his series counterpart Bela Bajaria and Jinny Howe, vp drama series at the streamer. “We’re just focused on maki...
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