‘Saint X’ Crew Members Exit Over Payment Dispute, Shutting Down Production On Hulu Series

deadline.com:

EXCLUSIVE: Filming on Hulu’s new series Saint X shut down Friday in the Dominican Republic after several crew members, including the key grip and members of the electric unit, walked off the set, Deadline has learned.The U.S.

crew members, said to span the show’s entire first unit grip and electric teams, allege that they were not compensated correctly for overtime, which led to their walk-off.

Saint X is produced by ABC Signature, part of Disney Television Studios.A spokesperson for Disney TV Studios confirmed that a number of employees were let go after “walking off the job, forcing filming to stop.” The spokesperson said they will be replaced with other U.S.

union members.The set of the psychological drama has remained dark since (Saturday and Sunday were scheduled days off); it is unclear when filming will resume though a studio insider indicated that the goal is to restart production later this week.We hear the dispute stems from the amount of overtime the impacted crew members were getting paid after reaching 12 hours of work a day.