Sarandos Pushes Back on Trump, Trans Content Claims in Netflix-WB Talks

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Variety at the DGA Awards that President Trump won’t be involved in any improper way in the Netflix–Warner Bros. merger and that the DOJ will oversee the deal, arguing the arrangement is competitive and consumer-friendly; he pushed back on a senator’s claim that 50% of Netflix’s children’s content promotes “trans ideology,” noting viewers can block titles by name; and he denied any influence by the War Department in the cancellation of Netflix’s Boots, calling it a business decision based on audience engagement and costs.