Hit Streaming Shows Make A Killing, But Their Actors Can’t Make A Living – Report
deadline.comDiane Guerrero, who played Maritza Ramos on the Netflix hit “Orange is the New Black,” worked at a bar where patrons would recognize her. “How could you tell this complete stranger how much you’re getting paid for being on a television show?” she asked. “Because everyone’s reaction would be, like, ‘Oh, my God, I love you on that show!
But also, what are you doing here?’ It was this incredulity that was teetering on offensive.” That confrontation was typical for certain cast members on that show and other streaming hits, according to a story this week in The New Yorker.
While the cast achieved hugh worldwide fame and fan adoration, the amounts of money they made from their performances didn’t allow them the financial freedom to give up their day or night gigs.
That often led to the type of situation Guerrero describes. Such struggles are at the heart of the current Hollywood strikes, which pit the talent and writers against the studio vehicles that financially back them and want to carve out more in the streaming age.
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