In recent weeks, following 13 Reasons Why‘s Season 3 renewal, Netflix executives have been effusive in their praise of the show’s performance. We hear that Netflix has said during the negotiations that ratings have slipped from Season 1 to Season 2 but since the streaming service does not release viewership data, that is hard to substantiate. While it has faced controversy over its graphic depictions of suicide and sexual violence, it is among Netflix’s most watched series.

We hear they even convened together for a cast dinner following the series’ first table read.ġ3 Reasons Why, from Anonymous Content and Paramount TV, was a breakout hit for Netflix. Stranger Things will produce eight episodes while 13 Reasons Why’s order is for 13 episodes, which explains some of the per-episode salary discrepancies between the two shows as the per-season compensation for the 13 Reasons actors is not that far off from that for their young Stranger Things counterparts.Īll 13 Reasons actors were still under contracts and started work on Season 3 as scheduled before renegotiations were completed. 13 Reasons Why Season 2 Opens with Disclaimer About the Shows Depiction of Sensitive Subjects this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. There is a difference in the size of the orders. Thirteen Reasons Why, based on the best-selling books by Jay Asher, follows teenager Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch.

They are believed to be paid as much as $250,000 an episode. The impetus for the salary demands by the 13 Reasons Why actors was believed to be the big raises that the young cast of another hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, recently got heading into Season 3. It was announced on that Katherine Langford would not reprise her role as Hannah Baker for the third season of 13 Reasons Why. She portrays Hannah Baker on Netflixs 13 Reasons Why. Its unflinching depiction of issues like bullying, suicide, and sexual assault was to some revolutionary, and to others both troubling and deeply problematic. It is customary for the cast of successful shows to seek raises after Season 2. Katherine Langford is an Australian actress. 13 Reasons Why has added seven new actors to its season 2 cast.The show, which debuted on Netflix last spring, was renewed in May after a wave of controversy. 'Squid Game' Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Hints At A Third Season In New Interview

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