Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement that the company will “rethink” its Georgia-based investments should the “heartbeat bill” ever come into effect.…
Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement that the company will “rethink” its Georgia-based investments should the “heartbeat bill” ever come into effect.
Following the passing of Georgia’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion bill, which mandates that abortions are considered illegal beyond the point when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, entertainment industry boycotts have emerged in response to the legislation. While independent studios have taken the lead with staging Georgia state boycotts, many larger studios have remained quiet on the subject.
In an exclusive statement given to Variety, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said that the company would rethink their “entire investment in Georgia,” if the legislation takes effect.
“We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” Sarandos said in the statement.
