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Sebastian Gibbs is set to join Netflix as director for original series, starting Aug. 17
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Sebastian Gibbs is set to join Netflix as director for original series, starting Aug. 17

Netflix has hired Sebastian Gibbs as a director for original series, with Gibbs slated to begin work Aug. 17 and oversee development tied to intellectual property and major franchise projects. He is leaving Amazon MGM Studios after four years as a senior television development executive.

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Netflix has tapped Sebastian Gibbs to return to the streamer as a director for original series, according to a report published Aug. 14 by Deadline. Gibbs is expected to start Aug. 17 and will take on oversight responsibilities related to intellectual property and tentpole franchises for Netflix’s scripted slate.

Deadline reports that Gibbs will work under Teddy Biaselli, Netflix’s vice president of scripted series. The appointment places Gibbs in a senior creative leadership track focused on series development, with the outlet describing his remit as covering IP and large-scale franchise projects rather than single-show production assignments.

Gibbs is moving to Netflix from Amazon MGM Studios, where Deadline says he served for the past four years as a senior television development executive. The new role represents a change in studio and reporting structure, with Gibbs transitioning from development leadership at Amazon MGM Studios to director responsibilities at Netflix.

The timing of the move, with a start date of Aug. 17, suggests Netflix plans to integrate Gibbs into its current scripted development process during a period when original series slates are typically shaped for later production schedules. Deadline’s report frames the hire as part of Netflix’s ongoing effort to build and maintain a library of creator and franchise-driven programming.

The reporting line to Teddy Biaselli also places Gibbs in the executive layer that typically coordinates development across series priorities and talent relationships inside Netflix’s scripted division. Biaselli’s team structure indicates that Gibbs’s work will be tied to broader strategic decisions about which intellectual property and franchise concepts are carried forward into series development.

Deadline did not specify which particular franchises Gibbs will be assigned to, nor did it provide additional details about any immediate projects in development. As of publication, Netflix and Amazon MGM Studios had not been cited in the report for statements beyond the personnel timeline and role description.

Why It Matters

  • The Aug. 17 start date indicates Netflix is scheduling this leadership change to align with its ongoing scripted development cycles.
  • Because Gibbs’s remit includes intellectual property and tentpole franchises, the hire could influence how major franchise concepts are selected and developed into series.
  • The move also reflects continued staffing shifts across the streaming industry’s scripted development and executive oversight roles.
  • The reporting structure under Teddy Biaselli places Gibbs within Netflix’s scripted series decision-making chain, affecting development prioritization and project progression.
  • Gibbs’s transition from Amazon MGM Studios suggests talent circulation among major streamers as they compete for experienced development leadership.

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Key Facts

  • Sebastian Gibbs is joining Netflix as director, Original Series.
  • Netflix said Gibbs will start Aug. 17.
  • Deadline reports Gibbs will cover IP and tentpole franchises.
  • Gibbs will report to Teddy Biaselli, vice president, Scripted Series.
  • Gibbs is leaving Amazon MGM Studios, where he was a senior television development executive for the past four years.