Seasoned television executive Myleeta Aga has departed Netflix after little more than a year in the job as director of content in Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand. Content oversight in the region now passes to Seoul-based Kim Minyoung.“Myleeta Aga has left Netflix after 12 months following an internal realignment of the Southeast Asia and Australia content teams. We thank Myleeta for her contribution and wish her every success in her future endeavors,” a Netflix spokesperson confirmed by email.“It’s...
Netflix
Anne
Mensah
VP, Content
Before being poached by Netflix in 2018 for the newly created VP of content position, Mensah won plaudits as an astute commissioner at Sky — where she forged its drive into drama in the U.K. — and the BBC, with credits including “Britannia,” “Wallander,” “Patrick Melrose,” “Save Me” and “Chernobyl.” She now leads the streamer’s scripted-series content team focused on U.K. productions, with a goal of building on Netflix’s success with British shows such as “The Crown,” “The Stranger” and “Sex Education.” As Netflix looks to ramp up its U.K. drama pipeline, expect to hear more about producer partnership deals such as the one Mensah signed recently with Complete Fiction. The newly formed indie — based in London and L.A. and run by “Baby Driver” producer Nira Park and director Edgar Wright — is already working with the streaming giant to develop three new series.