Netflix has vowed to fight Georgia’s new “heartbeat” abortion law in court alongside the American Civil Liberties Union and, if need be, reconsider the company’s whole investment in the state. “We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” Sarandos said. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia.”Netflix is the only major studio to commit to taking action against the state’s law, according to Variety. However, if more companies follow, it could spell trouble for Georgia’s film industry, which has been built partly on its generous production incentives. Actor Jason Bateman, who appears in two shows shot in Georgia ― Netflix’s “Ozark” and HBO’s “The Outsider” ― told The Hollywood Reporter that he, too, would boycott if the law is upheld.

Source: Huffington Post May 28, 2019 18:33 UTC