Netflix and Electronic Arts Announce Communication Services Job Cuts
Communication Services layoffs Oct. 23–24, 2026: Netflix and Electronic Arts reported workforce reductions totaling 1,894 employees, per company notices and WARN filings.
Netflix and Electronic Arts report Communication Services layoffs (Oct. 23–24, 2026)
Netflix, Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. reported multiple rounds of workforce reductions in the Communication Services sector that were documented in filings and media reports covering Oct. 23–24, 2026. The filings and coverage cite a combined total of 1,894 positions disclosed across notices and public reporting.
Reported layoffs
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Netflix, Inc. — 1,494 employees
- Per a WARN filing with state regulators, Netflix, Inc. disclosed 227 layoffs in a filing dated Sept. 14, 2026. The filing did not specify a location for that group.
- In a separate WARN filing with state regulators, Netflix, Inc. reported 267 layoffs in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 14, 2026; that filing linked the Los Angeles reductions to the company’s broader workforce actions.
- Media outlets including CNBC, Cartoon Brew and Page Six reported that Netflix, Inc. announced plans to cut roughly 1,000 roles globally in an Oct. 14, 2026 memo from co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, noting product, technology, legal and human resources among the teams expected to be most affected.
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Electronic Arts Inc. — 400 employees
- Reporting by Insider Gaming, Kotaku and KRON4, citing internal memos and employee accounts, identified Electronic Arts Inc. as reducing headcount by 400 staff across multiple studios, including impacts at Maxis, Full Circle and Ripple Effect, and noting roughly 50 roles tied to BioWare’s shutdown as part of that total.
Sources and filings
The Netflix figures combine WARN filings with state regulators and media reports; individual WARN filings identify discrete counts and locations for portions of the company’s broader reduction, while media reporting provided the company’s internal estimate of nearly 1,000 global cuts. The Electronic Arts total is drawn from reporting that cited internal announcements and corroborating employee accounts.
Closing
These Communication Services layoffs were reported via WARN notices and media coverage between Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, 2026, and together account for 1,894 affected roles across the disclosures cited above.