Netflix has cut between 2% and 3% of the workforce at its London headquarters as the effects of its October U.S. reorganization extend to the U.K. Anna Mallett, a vice president whose production responsibilities covered Britain and several international regions, has also left the streaming company amid the changes.
The London reductions included positions in the publicity department. Globally, Netflix is understood to have eliminated 1,000 jobs during the restructuring. The cuts at its British headquarters show that the changes have reached beyond the company's U.S. operations, affecting both staff positions and a senior executive based in London.
Mallett joined Netflix in 2020 as vice president of physical production for the U.K., with additional responsibility for local language production across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Her appointment put her in charge of the production management team supporting live-action series, non-fiction programming and films.
Before moving to Netflix, Mallett served as chief executive of news producer ITN. She had also held senior positions at BBC Studios. Her departure from the streaming platform, where she worked from the London headquarters, was first reported by The Ankler.
Her time at Netflix coincided with the launch of several successful British productions, including “Baby Reindeer” and “Adolescence.” Those titles were among the U.K. hits released during a tenure that began with her appointment six years ago and ended amid the company's latest organizational changes.
The restructuring also comes as Netflix replaces content chief Bela Bajaria with Peter Rice, whose previous experience includes roles at Disney and Fox. That leadership change has prompted concerns about further upheaval, particularly over the company's international output, as the consequences of the reorganization continue to emerge.
For now, co-chief executives Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos have maintained that Netflix's international approach will remain unchanged. Their position comes despite the personnel changes affecting the London office and the departure of an executive whose remit extended across several of the company's overseas production regions.
Speaking on Netflix's most recent earnings call, Peters pointed to performance outside the U.S. “We had great results in APAC, LATAM and EMEA,” he said. He credited local titles from those regions with increasing engagement and supporting business growth, presenting their performance as evidence that Netflix's business model was working.
