Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the late David Lynch was actually working with the streamer on a limited series prior to the acclaimed filmmaker’s death on January 15 at the age of 78. The miniseries could have been Lynch’s last TV project, after more than three decades since co-creating the mystery horror drama series Twin Peaks, which ran on-air for two seasons from 1990-1991.
What did Ted Sarandos say about David Lynch’s Netflix minseries?
Sarandos took to Instagram to pay tribute to Lynch, where he shared how he met the director during his earliest days at Netflix. In his post, he also revealed that the streamer immediately jumped on the opportunity to work with Lynch after the director came to them to pitch a limited series, which would have been “filled with mystery and risks.” The project was delayed due to the pandemic and Lynch’s health uncertainties.
“David and I only spoke on a few occasions after that but years later, he came into Netflix to pitch a limited series which we jumped at,” Sarandos wrote in his Instagram tribute to Lynch. “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.
“The last time I spoke to David was as thrilling as the first. He came to my home with my friend and his muse, Laura Dern and we had a long amazing conversation about projects, cinema, life, art and my windows (He loved my windows).”
