---
name: "Ted Sarandos"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ted-sarandos"
fi1m_id: "ted-sarandos"
imdb_id: "nm1848253"
tmdb_id: 1097577
wikidata_id: "Q19661212"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "30 July 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-02T23:57:02.639977+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ted Sarandos

## Identity

Ted Sarandos

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ted-sarandos
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ted-sarandos
- **IMDb ID:** nm1848253
- **TMDB ID:** 1097577
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19661212
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Sarandos, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19661212, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1848253/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1097577

Producer. Born 30 July 1964 in Phoenix.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 30 July 1964, Phoenix
- **Active:** 2015–2017
- **Also known as:** Theodore A. Sarandos
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Sarandos, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19661212, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1848253/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1097577

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*First They Killed My Father*](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ted Sarandos is an American media executive and producer. He joined Netflix in 2000 as chief content officer and later became co-chief executive officer. In that role he has overseen the company's expansion into original films and series.

Sarandos is credited as a producer on the 2017 Netflix film *First They Killed My Father*, directed by Angelina Jolie. He has also served as producer or executive producer on other Netflix productions including *Bright* (2017), *Okja* (2017), *Beasts of No Nation* (2015) and *War Machine* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *Beasts of No Nation* (2015), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/beasts-of-no-nation.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bunny* (2025), Thanks
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Ted Sarandos — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *A Futile and Stupid Gesture* (2018), Producer
- *Bright* (2017), Producer
- *Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Death Note* (2017), Producer
- *Naked* (2017), Producer
- *Okja* (2017), Producer
- *War Machine* (2017), Producer
- *Sandy Wexler* (2017), Producer
- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *True Memoirs of an International Assassin* (2016), Producer
- *The Siege of Jadotville* (2016), Producer
- *Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Mascots* (2016), Producer
- *The Do-Over* (2016), Producer
- *Special Correspondents* (2016), Producer
- *Pee-wee's Big Holiday* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The Ridiculous 6* (2015), Producer
- *A Very Murray Christmas* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Beasts of No Nation* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/beasts-of-no-nation.md)
- *Shenandoah* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Outrage* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion* (2007), Executive Producer
- *This Filthy World* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Ted Sarandos (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![Ted Sarandos](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-45665b3a1ee6.jpg) Ted Sarandos — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ted_Sarandos_2024.jpg/1280px-Ted_Sarandos_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C.](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-9dd7b68bd2a0.jpg) Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C. — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_105.jpg/1280px-Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_105.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C.](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-f53112622be0.jpg) Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C. — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_106.jpg/1280px-Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_106.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C. - 110](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-801372d3df74.jpg) Investiture ceremony presenting the honorary awards OBE, MBE and CBE on 12 December 2024 at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C. - 110 — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_111.jpg/1280px-Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_111.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![An investiture ceremony presenting the following honorary awards: Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Ted Sarandos for (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-cb96e5a3ee25.jpg) An investiture ceremony presenting the following honorary awards: Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Ted Sarandos for (2024) — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_113.jpg/1280px-Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_113.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![An investiture ceremony presenting the following honorary awards: Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Ted Sarandos for (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/4167325/gallery-c8221051e601.jpg) An investiture ceremony presenting the following honorary awards: Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Ted Sarandos for (2024) — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_114.jpg/1280px-Investiture_ceremony_presenting_the_honorary_awards_OBE%2C_MBE_and_CBE_on_12_December_2024_at_the_Embassy_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_114.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Time 100 2025: Time 100 (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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