Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions is laying off three staff members in its development department, according to reporting by The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. The companies’ development structure is described as small, with the department reportedly operating with about four staffers after the layoffs and continuing to receive submitted material. Both outlets describe the move as an effort to refocus or recalibrate development activities at the Universal-based banner. The reports differ on the level of detail, including which individuals were affected; Deadline says it is unclear who specifically was let go, while The Hollywood Reporter presents the layoffs as a three-person cut. Deadline also notes that the cuts follow earlier similar staffing reductions, saying they come roughly a year after Monkeypaw previously made development-department cuts. Across the reports, the layoffs are framed as internal organizational changes rather than a change in Monkeypaw’s overall production status, with development work still continuing but with fewer staff. Neither outlet provides further information about the reasons for the personnel changes beyond the described refocusing.