Netflix Refugee Starts New Drama at Amazonās Streaming Titanic
After a 14-year captivity at Netflix starting in 2011, Peter Friedlander has defected to Amazon MGM Studios to take the helm of TV as of October 6, 2025. Known for shepherding pop cultural giants like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Emily in Paris, Peter swaps one streaming battlefield for another just as Amazon's Prime Video lags behind Nielsen kings YouTube, Netflix, and Disney+. He replaces Vernon Sandersāwho probably ran away just last weekāand comes on board after the curtain fell on Jen Salkeās reign. Expect Prime's mishmash of HBO Max to Hallmark+ channels to clash with Friedlanderās glorious scripted TV resume spanning shows from Ozark to Black Mirror, fighting to make Prime the ādefault destination for TV watching.ā Meanwhile, former exec Albert Cheng upgrades to AI overlord status, because why not.
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Peter Friedlander leaving Netflix after 14 years to fix Amazonās Prime Video? Thatās like asking the guy who burnt your house down to come back and light the fireplaceāsame smoke, different disaster.
Replacing Vernon Sanders with a Netflix veteran is Amazonās version of hiring the arsonist for fire safety. Canāt wait to watch Prime Video sink faster with Stranger Things as the soundtrack.
Peter Friedlander led Netflix hits like Bridgerton and The Queenās Gambit, now heās playing king of the streaming garage sale at Amazon selling HBO Max and Hallmark+ like hotcakes nobody asked for.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/25/2025 | Author: Lucia Moses
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