Overview
- The company announced the reorganization on Monday, June 22, 2026, naming Hannah Minghella head of Netflix Animation Studios with sole responsibility for the streamer’s animation strategy.
- Minghella will run three animation facilities in Burbank, Vancouver and Sydney and oversee more than 1,000 employees working on a slate that includes Kpop Demon Hunters 2, Ray Gunn and The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2.
- Film vice president Kira Goldberg will take over Netflix’s live-action family film slate and report to Film Chairman Dan Lin to provide dedicated leadership for in-production and future live-action family projects.
- Minghella will continue to shepherd certain live-action family titles already in process, including Greta Gerwig’s Narnia and an Eloise adaptation, to preserve continuity during the handoff.
- The shift follows the commercial and streaming success of Kpop Demon Hunters and signals a strategy to turn high-performing animation into franchises with theatrical windows, fan events and consumer products.