Netflix Names Hannah Minghella Animation Chief Over 1,000 Staff as Kira Goldberg Adds Family Films
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 22
Netflix Names Hannah Minghella Animation Chief Over 1,000 Staff as Kira Goldberg Adds Family Films
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 22
Summary
Hannah Minghella will now run Netflix Animation Studio, taking charge of more than 1,000 employees across Burbank, Vancouver and Sydney under a new title.
Kpop Demon Hunters helped drive the shift after becoming Netflix's first No. 1 box-office film with about $19 million in its opening weekend and then spending 52 weeks on the global top 10.
Kira Goldberg, a Netflix film VP since 2018, is adding live-action family movies to her portfolio while keeping oversight of areas including thrillers, dramas and faith-based films.
Dan Lin remains the executive both report to, while Minghella is tasked with expanding Netflix's animation slate along with related live events and consumer products.
Upcoming Netflix animation titles include Steps, Brad Bird's Ray Gunn, The Buried Giant, The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2 and Cannes acquisition In Waves.