Aaron Paul: ‘I Don’t Get a Piece From Netflix’ on ‘Breaking Bad’ Residuals and ‘That’s Insane to Me’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Comments Aaron Paul made to Entertainment Tonight Canada at a recent SAG-AFTRA rally are gaining traction on social media after the Emmy winner suggested he is not seeing any money from Netflix when it comes to “Breaking Bad” residuals.
Paul starred opposite Bryan Cranston on all five seasons of the acclaimed AMC drama series. Netflix is credited with greatly boosting the show’s popularity after making the first three seasons available to stream before Season 4 started airing on AMC. “Breaking Bad” then became a Netflix fixture, so much so that the show’s sequel film, “El Camino,” which starred Paul, was a Netflix original. “I don’t get a piece from Netflix on ‘Breaking Bad’ to be totally honest and that’s insane to me,” Paul told the publication while striking alongside former co-stars Cranston and Jesse Plemons. “Shows live forever on these streamers and it goes through waves,” Paul continued. “And I just saw the other day that ‘Breaking Bad’ was trending on Netflix, and it’s just such common sense, and 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.” Netflix did not return Variety’s request for comment.
Cranston has joined picket lines in both New York City and Los Angeles since the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike. He notably gave a rousing speech in Times Square in late July in which he directly targeted Disney CEO Bob Iger. “We’ve got a message for Mr.
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