“The residuals are out there,” read a picket sign held by actor David Duchovny, echoing the tagline of his TV series, “The X Files.
Residuals are a central issue of the current simultaneous strikes of Hollywood actors and screenwriters, and a subject of constant comment on picket lines. While they once handsomely rewarded stars with rewatchable hits like Duchovny, union members say they've since diminished to a trickle as the industry has shifted to streaming. Here's a look at how the system works and the experience of those who receive them — or don't.
While streaming companies technically pay residuals, both unions and their members say the amounts and pay timelines leave actors and writers with a pittance of what they once received — and those who were once paid for reruns of network shows often get nothing now. Getting paid pennies is so common that there's even a bar in Studio City that offers free drinks for actors and writers who show they received a check for less than a dollar.“Residuals, that’s how we live,” Cox said. “There are our initial paychecks, which helps, but then there are our residuals which help us with our groceries and our day-to-day lives.”
“If it was back in the old DVD residuals days, I would have got a $25,000 residual check,” Browning said."I got $271 from Netflix." Quinta Brunson, creator and star of “Abbott Elementary” on traditional broadcast network ABC, said she has had a far better experience in many ways than friends who have had similar roles on streamers.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the employers, said in response that SAG-AFTRA's public descriptions “mischaracterize” and “deliberately distort” the negotiations.
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