“Hybrid Casting” Contest Led SAG-AFTRA To Ban Members From Working On ‘Surviving The Cartel’ – Here’s How It Works
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deadline.comProducers of Surviving the Cartel hope to raise more than $130,000 in an audition contest for 33 roles on the yet-to-be-produced streaming TV series.
The producers at 1265 Films call their online contest “hybrid casting” but insist that it’s not an illegal “pay to play” scheme because actors who hope to be voted onto the series – at $3.50 a vote – cannot vote for themselves, though their friends and family members can, as many as 50 times each.On Monday, SAG-AFTRA, which had expressed concern about the show’s casting model, issued a “Do Not Work Notice,” telling members that they cannot work on the show.
The company says the series, a survival story told from three different perspectives, will shoot this summer and air on its own
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