"Friedlander told the jury about being "blown away" by early footage of Rinsch's series before finding himself chasing the director for updates. Freidlander, who oversaw the development of shows like "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New Black," described "unproductive" efforts to obtain status updates with Rinsch leaving some meetings before they concluded. Rinsch didn't complete a single episode of the show."
"According to Friedlander, in a bizarre May 2020 meeting at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons hotel, Rinsch provided him and another Netflix executive with one thing he did create: A coffee table book. The book included "high-gloss" behind-the-scenes photos from the months of filming that had taken place for "White Horse" in 2019, which never continued, Friedlander said. "In his head, it would impress us," said Friedlander told the jury."
Former Netflix executive Peter Friedlander testified that early footage of Carl Rinsch's futuristic sci-fi series White Horse initially "blew him away," but that he later found himself repeatedly chasing Rinsch for status updates as meetings proved unproductive and Rinsch sometimes left before they concluded. Rinsch did not complete a single episode. Prosecutors allege Rinsch defrauded Netflix of $11 million, diverting production funds to Rolls-Royces, cryptocurrency bets, divorce legal fees, and luxury mattresses. Defense attorneys frame the matter as a contract dispute, saying Rinsch was a creative genius overwhelmed by his roles without sufficient support. Rinsch presented a high-gloss coffee table book of 2019 behind-the-scenes photos.
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