Last week (08/29), Aaron Paul revealed that he “doesn’t get a piece” of Netflix residuals for Breaking Bad.
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The speech came when he walked the picket line as part of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike in Los Angeles. He was accompanied by his former co-stars, Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons.
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Paul told Entertainment Tonight Canada: “I don’t get a piece from Netflix on Breaking Bad to be totally honest and that’s insane to me, you know what I mean.” He continued saying that the shows live forever on the streamers, and saw that Breaking Bad was trending on Netflix. “ …And I think a lot of these streamers, they know they have been getting away with not paying people just fair wage and now it’s time to pony up, and that’s just one of the things we’re fighting for.”
Aaron Paul starred as Jesse Pinkman in the series, also reprising his role in the Netflix original sequel, El Camino.
The SAG-AFTRA went on strike in July, and is vying for better pay and protection from new AI technology.