Peter Bart: Hollywood Agencies Take On Politicians But Must Be Careful To Protect Their Rep

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“Forget money, I’m focused on dignity and loyalty.” Those were the disturbing words spoken the other day by my favorite agent who, alas, is facing the prospect of going out of business.Fortunately, the agent in question is French and fictional; she works for ASK and is portrayed in Call My Agent!, the hit show that began its fourth and final season on Netflix this week.

Talent agents and their entourages (hello, Ari) have pitched and connived their way on TV before, but the French show has found a binge following, even among Hollywood’s besieged tenpercenters, as Variety used to call them (in France the series in fact is titled Dix pour cent, or Ten Percent).Faced with strikes and streamers, the agenting community has had to make some bold