Gwyneth Paltrow Will Star in A24 Netflix Series ‘The Apology’

Skip to content The series, which will be directed by Thomas Vinterberg, has already been picked up for two seasons October 19, 2026 @ 12:04 PM Gwyneth Patrow attends the 98th Oscars (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Gwyneth Paltrow is set to star in “The Apology,” a new A24 series coming to Netflix, according to multiple media reports. The streamer has already ordered two seasons of the upcoming project. Thomas Vinterberg will direct the show. After a competitive negotiation, Netflix bought the project preemptively, Deadline reported. This isn’t the first time Paltrow has collaborated with Netflix. The star appeared in two seasons of “The Politician” as well as “The Goop Lab,” an unscripted series tied to Paltrow’s lifestyle brand. The series order was spearheaded by Jinny Howe, the head of U.S. and Canada scripted series for Netflix. It also comes in the wake of several major shakeups at the company. Last Wednesday, Netflix laid off roughly 1,000 employees, which translated to about 6% of the streamer’s staff. The product, tech, legal and human-resources teams were hit the hardest. Then on Friday, former Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria was booted from the company and replaced by former Disney and Fox executive Peter Rice. That was followed on Monday morning by the news that Dan Lin, Netflix’s former film chief, had been ousted from the company. More to come …