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Jeff Gaspin Exits Netflix Unscripted Executive Post to Return to Producing

The move is being treated as an internal reorganization and may shift who leads Netflix’s big-format and IP-driven unscripted projects.

Overview

  • Deadline first reported the change and Variety confirmed that Gaspin will step out of his VP, Unscripted Series role and continue at Netflix as a producer.
  • Sources say the shift was agreed with Netflix nonfiction chief Brandon Riegg and is framed as a transition rather than an abrupt departure.
  • Gaspin is reported to be attached as a producer on projects he helped develop, including Monopoly and Physical 100: USA, and to continue shepherding series such as Age of Attraction and live events like the Actor Awards.
  • Gaspin joined Netflix from NBCUniversal in early 2024 to push the streamer toward broadcast-style competition formats and large IP deals and his tenure produced hits like Age of Attraction and Skyscraper Live as well as some failed bets.
  • Because several large-format and IP-based shows he championed have not yet premiered or begun production, his role change may affect creative leadership and production timing across Netflix’s unscripted slate.