For some time, series have been produced with the same, and often even greater, scale and budget than feature-length productions. Even the aforementioned nomenclature is a bit outdated – episodes of some series can last as long as a short movie. The advantage for the viewer with this format is the possibility of greater familiarity with the characters – for the actors it is often a big cash injection.
Which TV actor earns the most?
A report published on the Puck website reports on the list of the highest-paid TV actors. The author himself emphasizes that in the first place he expected Kevin Costner, who is currently conquering the hearts of viewers in the series “Yellowstone” and has two Oscars for the film “Dances with Wolves”. However, the veteran of Hollywood is said to lose in a clash with a younger colleague.
John Krasinski is currently the highest-paid TV actor on the list, earning $2 million for each episode of Jack Ryan’s third season. This means that for eight episodes of the series, he could earn 16 million. In earnings, he is surpassed by Mariska Hargitay from “Law & Order” and Ellen Pompeo from “Grey’s Anatomy”, which earned more due to the greater number of episodes. However, the rate for one episode was “only” one million dollars.
A million per episode is, as you can see, quite a standard salary for today’s popular series actors. That’s what Jason Sudeikis, the screen “Ted Lasso”, and Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren from “1923” earn. Recently, Zendaya joined the group, who will receive a similar amount for each episode of the third season of “Euphoria”.
“850,000 is the new million.” Is this the end of the golden age of TV stars?
In turn, the aforementioned Kevin Costner gets $ 1.2 million for each episode of the 5th season of “Yellowstone”. While working on season 6, his pay will increase to 1.5 million per episode.
The author of the statement Matthew Belloni prophesies that such high earnings are a golden era for TV stars. An era that will soon end. After talking to industry representatives, the journalist emphasizes that the creators are starting to look for savings, even in contracts with their biggest stars. One person specializing in such documents confessed that “$850,000 is a new million.”
Source: Gazeta
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