David Fincher and Netflix have certainly kept audiences busy over the years, building a partnership that delivered some of the streamer’s most memorable originals. It began with House of Cards, where Fincher directed the pilot and helped establish Netflix as a serious home for scripted television. Mindhunter followed, alongside Love, Death & Robots and several other projects.

After 13 years of creative collaboration, the Fincher-Netflix partnership is now coming to an end, with Fincher choosing not to renew his deal.

David Fincher is officially closing the Netflix chapter, with Bloomberg initially reporting that the acclaimed director has chosen not to renew his overall deal. The agreement is scheduled to expire in early 2027, bringing an end to a long-running arrangement that has increasingly faced changes behind the scenes and follows other exits such as the Duffer Brothers and Shawn Levy.

One major sticking point has been the theatrical experience. Since signing his exclusive deal in 2020, Fincher has not had a film receive a traditional wide theatrical release, with Mank arriving during the pandemic and The Killer receiving only a brief cinema run. For a filmmaker known for meticulous visual and audio work, that limited big-screen presence has remained significant.

Bloomberg's revelation comes at a time of a changing project slate surrounding Fincher, including Netflix scrapping the American Squid Game spin-off he was developing. Meanwhile, the long-discussed Chinatown prequel series has remained stuck in development, while Mindhunter faced its own budget problems. With those projects stalled or altered, Fincher’s decision to move on marks another significant change in his Netflix relationship.

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However, David Fincher still has one last Netflix project to finish, and Cliff Booth is making sure of it.

David Fincher still has one more job to finish before his Netflix chapter truly closes, and Cliff Booth is the man waiting for him. The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth brings Brad Pitt back as the stuntman-turned-fixer, with Quentin Tarantino writing the script and Fincher directing. Set in 1977, the story sends Booth into another messy Hollywood adventure.

The film will get a two-week global IMAX run beginning November 25 before arriving on Netflix December 23, giving Fincher one particularly cinematic final outing with the streamer. With Pitt, Tarantino, and Fincher reunited, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth is quite the way to close the book on their partnership.

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