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Netflix Cuts Nearly 60 Games Team Roles Amid Companywide Reductions

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
57
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.4%
57 OF 13,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Department affected: Games (Netflix Games).

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Netflix, Inc. saw nearly 60 staff from its Netflix Games teams caught up in a companywide round of layoffs tied to an October 14 reduction of about 6% of its workforce. A shared Google Sheet named 'NFLX Games Talent Network' lists 57 people who held games roles at Netflix and are seeking new jobs, though Netflix has not provided an official games-specific headcount. The cuts hit product, technology, legal and HR teams hardest and follow multiple studio closures and prior layoffs across Netflix’s internal games studios. The article situates these games layoffs within broader restructuring and executive changes at Netflix, and notes the company is due to report quarterly results shortly after the reported cuts.

Netflix, Inc. cut 57 jobs affecting its Games (Netflix Games) team.

That is roughly 0.4% of the 13,000 people Netflix, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 9 layoff events at Netflix, Inc. since March 2026, including 553 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 7 additional events known from news reporting.

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Netflix, Inc.NFLX
Communication Services · 13,000 employees
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EVENTS TRACKED
553
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED OCT 19, 2026LAST UPDATED OCT 19, 2026