Aaron Paul claims he makes $0 from Breaking Bad streaming on Netflix.
This is one of the main reason strikes are happening in Hollywood, studios no longer pay the same royalties they did on TV.
Aaron Paul says it’s time for streaming services like Netflix to “pony up” what they’re owed.
According to The Independent, Paul joined other Breaking Bad stars on the picket line to show their solidarity for the striking actors. Many of the notable actors have expressed dissatisfaction with the residuals (or lack thereof) that they are paid for streams of movies and TV episodes in which they appear. This is an aspect Paul understands, as Breaking Bad has been one of Netflix’s most-watched shows for years, and yet the actor claims he receives nothing from the corporation despite playing a prominent character in all five seasons.
Bryan Cranston, who played Walter White in Breaking Bad, also spoke out. He stated that Netflix and Sony are “not villains,” nor are the performers attempting to portray them as such. Cranston elaborated,
“We’re not making them the enemy. They are not villains. These are people that we all will be working with once again at some point. We just want them to see reality.”
The Breaking Bad star, who turned the big 4-0 on August 27, embarked on a celebratory vacation to the Carribean nation about a week before his actual birth date, joined by 40 of his closest friends and family members.
The group — which included Paul’s wife, Lauren, their one-year-old daughter, Story Annabelle, his The Path co-star Michelle Monaghan, and his Breaking Bad partner in crime Bryan Cranston — stayed at Ani Private Resorts Dominican Republic, a 14-bedroom estate set atop a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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