David Lynch was in the midst of creating a new limited series for Netflix when he passed away this week, according to Ted Sarandos. The streamer’s co-CEO posted a moving tribute to the visionary filmmaker on Instagram Friday,

Ted Sarandos has joined the many others in the entertainment industry paying tribute to David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78. Netflix co-CEO Sarandos shared a tribute on Instagram to honor one of his “all time favorite filmmakers” and noted that Lynch had been in contact with the streamer to direct a limited series.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is mourning “unapologetic genius” David Lynch, who he says was working on a limited series that Netflix was “all in on.” Like many others across the entertainment industry, Sarandos paid tribute to the late filmmaker on social media after his death at 78.