Netflix to pause all projects and acquisitions in Russia

The streamer has halted work on four original series as a result of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Netflix has paused all future Russian projects and acquisitions as a result of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

According to Variety, the streamer is assessing the impact of current events", which has led to four Russian original series being indefinitely paused. Zato, a crime series set after the fall of the Soviet Union, directed by the Belarus-born director Darya Zhuk, was already in production but has now been put on hold.