Fincher to Exit Netflix Deal After 2027 Cliff Booth Release

David Fincher will not renew his overall deal with Netflix when it expires in 2027, after the release of his next film for the streamer, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. The director does not currently have a deal with another studio or streamer, according to IndieWire.

The move marks the end of a partnership that reshaped both Fincher's career and Netflix's early prestige ambitions. For about seven years between the late 2000s and early 2010s, Fincher was seen as a leading Hollywood auteur with films like Zodiac, The Social Network and Gone Girl.

He joined Netflix after a World War Z sequel slated for 2017 collapsed, and he has not made a theatrical movie since 2014's Gone Girl. Over the last decade, Fincher directed two Netflix features and produced Mindhunter and the anime series Love, Death & Robots.

His Netflix output earned awards attention: Mank won two craft Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. The Killer spent four weeks on Netflix's Global Top 10, and Netflix's What We Watched report for the first half of this year says over 12 million people watched it in that six-month span. Mindhunter ranked highly on the New York Times poll of the best shows of the 21st century.

Fincher's departure follows other filmmakers exiting their Netflix pacts. In October 2025, Noah Baumbach moved to Warner Bros.' Clockwork and Shawn Levy moved his TV deal to Disney after leaving their Netflix agreements.