Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has faced his share of controversial decisions since taking on the task of overhauling the newly merged company in 2022.
Those included shelving completed movies like Batgirl—an unheard-of move in Hollywood where even the worst productions get released; rebranding HBO Max as Max, and combining the company’s prestige TV content like The Sopranos with schlocky reality television on the same streaming service. Since the merger, WBD laid off hundreds of employees in multiple rounds across several divisions, including its cable channels and news network CNN, and shuttered the ill-fated streaming service CNN+ just a month after it launched.
