Actors and writers demand higher compensation
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Mandy Moore is sharing just how much she's received in the "This Is Us" streaming deal with Hulu.
Moore — who starred as Rebecca on the hit NBC series — has voiced her support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. In a recent interview, Moore opened up about receiving "81 cent" checks for the show's streaming residual deal.
"The residual issue is a huge issue," Moore told the Hollywood Reporter from the Disney picket line in Burbank on Tuesday. She was joined by Katie Lowes as the pair of actresses joined the actor's strike.
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Mandy Moore said she has received "very tiny" residual checks for the "This Is Us" streaming deal. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
"We’re in incredibly fortunate positions as working actors having been on shows that found tremendous success in one way or another … but many actors in our position for years before us were able to live off of residuals or at least pay their bills," Moore continued.
Moore told the outlet that she has received "very tiny, like 81 cent checks" for the "This Is Us" streaming residual deal. "I was talking with my business manager, who said he’s received a residual for a penny and two pennies," she continued.
Mandy Moore starred as Rebecca in "This Is Us." She is pictured here with Milo Ventimiglia as Jack. (Ron Batzdorff/Getty Images)
Lowes — who starred as Quinn Perkins on "Scandal" — echoed Moore's comments, sharing with the outlet that she has not received "anything substantial" from Disney after the streaming deals with Netflix and Hulu.
"If you are someone who has been fortunate enough in our positions to do 120-plus episodes of a successful show in previous years — 10, 15, 20 years ago — that re-airing would be the thing that could sustain you on years where I did this smaller project or I wanted to go do a play or you have kids and you have a family to provide for," Lowes said. "And that just not a reality anymore. The entire model has changed."
Katie Lowes also voiced her support for the actor's strike. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Moore has been a SAG-AFTRA member since 1999, while Lowes joined more recently in 2004.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hulu and Netflix for comment.
The news about Moore's residuals comes as quite a shock, considering how much she made while filming the beloved TV drama.
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According to Variety, the main cast members each received different salaries for the first two seasons, with Moore and Milo Ventimiglia earning the most at $85,000 per episode.
Mandy Moore raked in millions for starring in "This Is Us." (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
For the third season, the cast was able to renegotiate their pay – this time, the main characters were each given $250,000 per episode, which works out to $4.5 million per season.
That pay seemingly stayed the same throughout the rest of the series, and the main cast members received bonuses along the way, including $2 million for the sixth and final season. After everything, Moore would have made well over $20 million for her part in "This Is Us."
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Hollywood actors joined screenwriters in their months-long strike against studios, streaming services and production companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers last week, marking the first time in over six decades that the two unions have been on strike at the same time.
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Since May, writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America have been on strike, asking for a guaranteed number of writers per room, increased pay, and regulated use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the writing process.
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Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA want increased minimum pay rates, increased streaming residuals and guarantees from studio and production companies about how, exactly, AI will be used. The strike has impacted the production of film and television series and is expected to cost the industry more than $3 billion in losses.
Fox News Digital's Yael Halon contributed to this report.
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