For a while, streaming seemed like a jackpot for Hollywood. Platforms like Netflix and Hulu were investing in more creatives to share their stories and more prestige content was being produced. While moving away from the network model seemed like the right direction, as the years went by, problems arose. In particular, controversies over the pay of creatives contributing to streaming content. Amid these controversies, a producer of The Night Agent has opened up about his own salary at Netflix, and how the success of the show had little effect on his own financial gain.
A recent report by Vulture dug into the realities of streaming, and how the current system works when it comes to paying creators of shows. It turns out, the success of a series has little to do with how much a producer is paid. The Night Agent’s Shawn Ryan reflected on his own first-hand experience with this, revealing he didn’t get much of a pay bump after the show’s success. He said:
