David Lynch was in the midst of creating a new limited series for Netflix when he passed away this week, according to Ted Sarandos.
The streamer’s co-CEO posted a moving tribute to the visionary filmmaker on Instagram Friday, which included the revelation. He says that years after their first meeting, during which Lynch screened an early cut of Mulholland Drive for Sarandos, he “came into Netflix to pitch a limited series, which we jumped at.”
“It was a David Lynch production, so filled with mystery and risks but we wanted to go on this creative ride with this genius. First Covid, then some health uncertainties lead to this project never being produced but we made it clear that as soon as he was able, we were all in,” Sarandos added.
He called Lynch’s body of work “remarkable, visionary, bold and artful” and lamented that he will
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