Hit television writer and producer Ryan Murphy is planning
to leave Netflix (NFLX.O) to join Walt Disney (DIS.N), Bloomberg
News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Murphy is known for his creation of hits from
"Glee" to "9-1-1" and "American Horror Story" and
serial-killer series "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,"
which became one of Netflix's most-watched series of all time.
He left Fox in 2018 to join Netflix in a five-year deal
valued as high as $300 million to produce a new series and film exclusively for
the online giant.
Competition has been intensifying between streaming
companies as they invest in original content and try to stand out in a crowded
market and attract subscribers to their platforms.
The TV show creator has been negotiating a new deal with
Disney over the past year. Most of the details were ironed out before the
writers' strike began in May, the report added.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that
votes on the Golden Globes, celebrated Murphy's contributions to television
with its fourth Carol Burnett Award earlier this year. Previous honorees were
Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear.