Netflix Film Exec Sheroum Kim Exits In Layoffs — SkimNews
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- Sheroum Kim is leaving Netflix as part of the streamer's ongoing layoffs, per Deadline.
- Kim joined Netflix in January 2019 as Director of Independent Films; her recent Netflix titles include My Oxford Year, Roommates, and Don't Say Good Luck.
- Kim joins Netflix VP Film Doug Belgrad in departing as part of the same layoff round — two senior film executives exiting together.
- Before Netflix, Kim served as VP Development then SVP Production at STX, working on The Edge of Seventeen (Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson) and I Feel Pretty (Amy Schumer).
- Kim was Head of Development at 22 & Indiana Pictures, where she developed and executive produced American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper.
- Kim began her career at Warner Bros and WME before moving into development roles.
- Deadline is also separately covering Belgrad's exit, confirming the two departures are part of a single, broader Netflix film division cut.
Why it matters: Two senior Netflix film executives — a six-year Director of Independent Films and the VP of Film — are departing in the same layoff round, removing the executive most directly responsible for Netflix's indie film acquisitions including My Oxford Year. Kim's exit specifically takes out the person who, earlier in her career, helped develop and executive produce American Sniper — a proven indie-to-blockbuster pipeline builder, not a redundant hire.
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