# Netflix Lands AWOL Dramedy From Craig Rowin, Goldstein and Daley's GoldDay

> Netflix has acquired the hour-long dramedy series AWOL from Craig Rowin, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein in a competitive situation.

- Published: 2026-10-27T20:12:52+00:00
- Section: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-27/netflix-lands-awol-dramedy-rowin-goldday
- Source: [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/netflix-lands-awol-dramedy-craig-191500598.html)

## Key takeaways

- Netflix acquired the hour-long dramedy series AWOL from Craig Rowin, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein in a competitive situation.
- Craig Rowin will write AWOL, and Daley and Goldstein will executive produce through their GoldDay Productions banner.
- Netflix's full-year 2026 revenue guidance is $50.7 billion to $51.7 billion, with year-over-year revenue growth of 16%.

Netflix has acquired AWOL, an hour-long dramedy series package from Craig Rowin, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, in a competitive situation. [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/netflix-lands-awol-dramedy-craig-191500598.html) reported the deal, with specifics undisclosed. [Netflix](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000044i/netflix) is a global streaming platform serving consumer households and advertisers across 190+ countries via subscription and ad-supported tiers.

## Netflix's AWOL Deal With GoldDay

AWOL is now in development at Netflix, with Rowin set to write the series. Daley and Goldstein will executive produce via their GoldDay Productions banner, whose Sara Smith is overseeing. No plot details were disclosed.

Rowin is an Emmy-nominated and WGA Award-winning writer who was most recently a co-executive producer on Apple's upcoming hourlong series The Off Weeks, starring Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain. He previously was a co-executive producer on the Chris O'Dowd comedy The Big Door Prize. His other credits include HBO Max's Search Party, ABC's Bless This Mess, Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later and Hulu's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog election specials.

Daley and Goldstein are developing the next Star Trek film from Paramount, which they will direct and produce from their own script. The pair are coming off Mayday, a Cold War buddy action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh that released on Apple TV in September. They most recently attached to direct Renegades, a Sony action-thriller based on a short story by Will Simmons.

## Netflix's Production and Revenue Scale

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Netflix reported $12.25 billion in Q1 2026 revenue and guided to $50.7 billion to $51.7 billion in full-year 2026 revenue, with year-over-year revenue growth of 16%. The same records list a $1 billion post-IPO debt round in July 2026 and total funding of $73.1 billion. Netflix held a topping-off ceremony in June 2026 for stages 3 and 4 at its Fort Monmouth, New Jersey studio complex, a nearly $1 billion project on a 292-acre site expected to become its flagship East Coast production hub upon completion in summer 2027.

## Netflix's Recent Series and Film Slate

Netflix unveiled a poster and trailer release date for its Pride and Prejudice series, featuring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy, Yahoo reported. Netflix's romance film Return to You, starring Lindsay Lohan and directed by Mark Waters, added Randall Park, Ego Nwodim, Victor Garber and Sloane Pearson to the cast, Yahoo reported. Netflix will premiere a three-part docuseries on Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba, featuring her mother and new footage, Yahoo reported.

## Companies in this story

- [Netflix company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000044i/netflix) · website: https://www.netflix.com

---
News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt