While standing on the picket line in front of Sony Pictures Entertainment Studios in Culver City, California, with his co-stars Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons, Paul said it’s time for streaming services to “pony up” and pay the talent properly.
“I don’t get a piece from Netflix on ‘Breaking Bad,’ if we’re being totally honest, and that’s insane to me,” Paul told ET Canada.
“Shows live forever on these streamers, and it goes through waves,” Paul continued, adding that he recently saw that “Breaking Bad” was trending on Netflix.
“I think a lot of these streamers, they know that they have been getting away with not paying people a fair wage, and now it’s time to pony up.”
“Breaking Bad” actors Bryan Cranston, Paul, Betsy Brandt and Jesse Plemons joined a SAG-AFTRA picket line last week.
When Paul was later asked if he felt “optimistic” about the strikes, he gave a very Jesse Pinkman-like response.
“I think so, yeah, because we’re not going anywhere,” Paul said, full of angst. “So, they got to do something!”
“Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan has credited Netflix as the reason why his incredibly popular and critically acclaimed series went from a modest to a smash hit series.
“I think Netflix kept us on the air,” he told reporters in 2013 after the show won its first Outstanding Drama Series Emmy, according to Variety. “
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