Kimiko Glennone of the actresses Orange is the New Blackone of the most popular series of Netflix, has shared how much money he receives in royalties from the series. She has done so in the context of the actors’ strike in Hollywood, where one of the demands is to receive better compensation for broadcast rights on streaming platforms. streaming.
In a video of TikTokKimiko Glenn can be seen making jokes about how millionaire she will be from the royalties received during her time at Orange is the New Black. Then, it is observed how the camera lowers to the check received from just $27.30. A disconcertingly low amount considering that this was the series that catapulted Netflix as a producer of original content.
On the other hand, Taylor Schilling, who played Piper Chapman, the main character of the series, made a similar video posted on Instagram, where she explains that she knows people in the industry with almost a million followers on social networks, in roles in multi-million dollar productions that “don’t earn enough to pay the rent.” In addition, other actors in the cast of Orange is the New Black they have also spoken publicly about unfair compensation by Netflix.
Losing money for acting in a Netflix series
Beth Doverwho played Linda Ferguson, explained that she ended up paying out of her own pocket and losing money to be able to act in Orange is the New Black. “Actually, it cost me money to appear in the third and fourth seasons of the show, because it was a local casting call and I had to pay my own plane tickets to travel to the set. But I was so excited about the opportunity to be on a Netflix show that I did it.”
The income from acting in the 33 episodes of the Netflix series was less than the cost of plane tickets to go to the set of Orange is the New Black and be able to participate in the production.
Two of the demands of the actors’ union (SAG-AFTRA) that have led them to strike are closely related to this problem. Among the demands is the increase in salaries as well as the improvement in the compensation of image rights, especially in relation to the exploitation through platforms of streaming.
The strike and its demands are aligned with that of the scriptwriters, who began the stoppage of activities since the beginning of last May. They ask for better compensation in the earnings derived from the distribution of content on the Internet and better remuneration for their work.