David Fincher saw the writing on the wall for cinema years ago. After a long, successful career in film, where Fincher directed smart, character-driven thrillers like Se7en, Fight Club, and Zodiac, he became one of the first filmmakers to defect to Netflix. This was back when the streaming service was just starting to commission its own originals. Fincher was an executive producer on its first original series, House of Cards, and directed the inaugural two episodes in 2013.
Source: In the Netflix era, David Fincher perfectly sums up modern cinema — Quartz